AN ASSEMBLED PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL TEABOWLS AND SAUCERS circa 1735

each painted on the front or in the center with the same arms as the preceding tea canister, the first teabowl and saucer from the same service, and the second slightly larger in size but with narrower gilt foliate-scroll borders and the teabowl painted on the reverse with a famille-rose chrysanthemum sprig.  The second teabowl with a tiny chip.

Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, March 20, 1987

One teabowl with a small chip to outer edge of back side, both teabowls and one saucer with wear to gilding on border.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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See the note to the preceding lot.  The slightly larger teabowl and saucer in this lot are from the second of the two aforementioned tea services decorated with this coat of arms.  A pair of teabowls and a saucer from the earlier tea service were sold in these rooms on January 31, 1991, lot 365.