Lot 8
  • 8

A CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL CHAMFERED RECTANGULAR SPOON TRAY circa 1723

Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 USD
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Description

  • length 5 in.
  • 12.8 cm
painted in the center in underglaze-blue, black and gold with the arms and crest of Woodford of Lincolnshire impaling Lear of Devon and London between famille-verte flowering branches within a spearhead-and-dot band, the shaped rim with a gilt chrysanthemum blossom and foliate-scroll ground reserved with four floral panels, and the exterior with a border of diamonds and other motifs. 

Provenance

Heirloom & Howard Limited, London, December 3, 1982

Condition

Some fritting on rim edge, fritting on outer flutes near footrim.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

Catalogue Note

Howard 1974, p. 196, no. D1, illustrates a bowl from this service; and Howard 1994, p. 174, no. 196, illustrates a teabowl and saucer.  Another teabowl and saucer were in the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Rafi Y. Mottahedeh, sold in these rooms on October 19, 2000, lot 278.