PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE-NOIRE TEABOWLS AND SAUCERS 19TH CENTURY

Together with a pair of Chinese sancai-glazed figures of seated lion-dogs. 6 pieces.

Teabowls and saucers:
Collection of Richard Bennett, Thornby Hall, Northampton
Edgar Gorer, London
Frank Caro, New York.
Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York.
Lion-dogs:
Collection of Mrs. Basil Ionides, Buxted Park, Sussex
Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York.

Edgar Gorer, Catalogue of the Collection of Old Chinese Porcelains formed by Richard Bennett. Esq, London, 1911, p. 261.

Teabowls - one has a 1 1/2 inch fine haircrack running down from the rim, and a 1/2 inch glazed over firing crack running down from the rim. There is a 3/8 inch diameter glaze fault on the interior base, The other teabowl has some kiln grit on the interior and two (one 1/4 inch and one 3/8 diameter) patches of filled glaze flaking on the exterior. Saucers- one has wear/matt misfiring to the black enamel. The other has wear to the black enamel and two shallow v-shaped areas of repair to the rim, one 2 inches long, the other 1 1/4 inch long. Lions - left hand one in photo - restoration to tip of incence stick holder, end of tail, pole under paw, eyes and a small section of ribbon. Right hand one - restoration to ball, one eye and the mouth ribbons.
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