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A very rare Chinese ovoid tea…
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Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
20-Feb-2024
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Description:
A very rare Chinese ovoid tea canister and cover painted in the London atelier of James Giles in the David Teniers style, with a woman in landscape, the porcelain Qianlong period, 18th century, the English decoration circa 1768. Provenance: Robyn Robb London 16 June 2011 (8500 pounds). Robert Burke collection no 236. Reference: It is recorded that Worcester and Chinese porcelain was supplied to clients of the James Giles London atelier. See the Worcester cup with Chinese saucer in the Marshall collection Ashmolean Museum Oxford, illustrated in Marshall H Rissik, Coloured Worcester Porcelain of the First Period, 1751-1783 colour plate 9. 13 cm high, approx.6.5 cm diameter
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Category:
Oriental: Ceramics - Chinese