Sale 1276
| Cincinnati
| Cincinnati
Estimate$8,000 – $10,000
Provenance (pair of chargers):
Christie's, London, 17 November 1986, Lot 194;
Charles Perry, Atlanta, Georgia (label);
Sotheby's, New York, Important Americana, 2004, Lot 118.
Literature:
David Sanctuary Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, Faber and Faber Limited, London, 1974, p. 326
Group is in fine overall condition. Minor surface wear and scratches, and some losses to gilding, consistent with age and use. Tureen with minor chip to underside of handle. One charger with three small chips to underside of rim. One soup plate with two small chips to underside of rim and another with fleabite to edge of rim. One lozenge dish with two repaired chips to rim.
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Leah Vogelpohl
AVP, Specialist, American Furniture, Folk, and Decorative Arts
Ms. Vogelpohl joined the firm in 2013 as a cataloger in the American and European Furniture and Decorative Arts department. She became a department specialist in 2017, focusing on American decorative arts and silver. She received a BA from the College of Charleston and an MLITT in Art History from the University of Glasgow.

Katie Benedict
Associate Specialist, Furniture & Decorative Arts