Building America: The Wolf Family Collection
Building America: The Wolf Family Collection
A Rare Chinese Export 'Orange Fitzhugh' 'Eagle' Oval Sauce Tureen and Cover Qing Dynasty, Jiaqing Period, circa 1810-20
清嘉慶 約1810-20年 粉彩飛鷹圖字母紋蓋盌
No reserve
Auction Closed
April 21, 08:50 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A Rare Chinese Export 'Orange Fitzhugh' 'Eagle' Oval Sauce Tureen and Cover
Qing Dynasty, Jiaqing Period, circa 1810-20
清嘉慶 約1810-20年 粉彩飛鷹圖字母紋蓋盌
for the American market, each piece painted on either side with an eagle emblazoned with a shield monogrammed BSP above the motto E Pluribus Unum
7⅝ in. (19.4 cm.) long
Sotheby's New York, January 25, 1989, lot 282
Fred B. Nadler Antiques, New Jersey (acquired from the above, Feburary 16, 1989)
Collection of John T. Dorrance, Jr.
Sotheby's New York, October 20, 1989, lot 407
Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York (acquired from the above)
Wolf Family Collection No. 0983 (acquired from the above on October 20, 1989)
Several services are recorded decorated in orange Fitzhugh with eagles with the shields enclosing initials. Pieces from the present service, which have the initials variously transcribed as BSP or BLP may be found in the Collection of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department of State, Washington D.C.