A Large Collection of 128 Export Rose Medallion Porcelain Wares

19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY

晚清-民國外銷廣彩餐具一組128件
comprising one large punch bowl, two large serving platters, two covered serving dishes, one sauce boat and offering plate; alongside a large service comprising 20 dinner plates, 12 luncheon plates, 9 cups and saucers, with one additional saucer, 21 complete rice and soup bowls with covers and saucers, and 17 spoons, each decorated in the classic pattern of figures in interior scenes between gilt floral borders, together with a famille rose plate and spoon decorated with flowers, totaling 128 pieces.

Diameter of punch bowl 14 1/8 in., 36 cm.

Property from a Private New York Estate

Overall in good stable condition, with several examples with minor flaws as follows: the large covered vessels showing flaking at mouth rim and cover. One cup with a chip to mouth rim. Several rice bowls having hairlines to the wall, one of which terminates in a chip. Several covers with firing imperfections to underside. Scattered examples of shelfwear and flaking to the feet, alongside expected rubbing.

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Ms. Wu joined the firm in 2014, after working as a specialist in the Asian Works of Art Department of an East Coast auction house. She researches, appraises, and sells Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, and South East Asian works of art, including jades, bronzes, ceramics, paintings, armor, and furniture. Throughout her career, Ms. Wu has achieved record prices for several prominent estates and collections, including the Estate of Frank G. Mertes, Sr., Winona, Minnesota; the Chinese Painting Collection of Ms. Yuan Jiaying and Mr. Li Guoyuan, Chicago; the Estate of Hisazo Nagatani, Chicago, and the Asian Art Collection deaccessioned from the Strong Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.

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A Large Collection of 128 Export Rose Medallion Porcelain Wares

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