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- Sale 5190
Live
| Philadelphia
Sep 21 | 7:00 AM EDT
Live
| Philadelphia
Sale 5190
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
Estimate$1,000 – $1,500
Including pieces decorated with floral and armorial motifs, some with monograms: "RMH," "AJ," "JB," and "M"; comprising a teapot, a bowl, four tea bowls, three teacups, three saucers, a covered syllabub cup, a vase, and two tea caddies (lacking lids); together with a miniature Chinese blanc-de-chine vase with raised berry and rat motif and a miniature jadeite tea bowl. (18 items total).
H: 6 1/4 in. W: 8 1/2 in. D: 5 in. (teapot)Provenance
Collection of L. Delmar and Susan Burrows Swan, Wilmington, Delaware.
Susan B. Swan was a needlework scholar and author. She served for many years as a curator at Winterthur Museum.
Collection of L. Delmar and Susan Burrows Swan, Wilmington, Delaware.
Susan B. Swan was a needlework scholar and author. She served for many years as a curator at Winterthur Museum.
Baluster-shaped grisaille tea caddy: no lid, restoration to neck and shoulder, roughness to foot ring.
Blue & White tea caddy: no lid, chips to neck with accompanying hairline to shoulder
Teapot: Chips to edge & underside of lid, roughness to loss to spout.
Blue and white bowl: tiny chip to underside of foot ring, gilt rim possibly enhanced
Grisaille vase: chip to neck, gilt loss
Syllabub: chip to knop
Tea bowl with scalloped rim: rim chips
Blanc-de-chine miniature vase: roughness to neck
Handled cup and saucer: cup with hairline and rough footring, gilt loss
Remaining items with gilt wear
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