7 Nov 2003
18:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street
The Watney Collection of Dutch and English Decorated Chinese Porcelain
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The Watney Collection of Dutch and English Decorated Chinese Porcelain
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A collection of imari style porcelain
circa 1720-45
comprising: a teapot and cover with a gold ground revealing the original underglaze blue through oval panels or 'windows' (handle restuck), a baluster vase with a rich red border, 12.5cm (cover lacking), a coffee cup of Amsterdams Bont type, four various small bowls (cracked), and two saucers (one cracked) (10),
comprising: a teapot and cover with a gold ground revealing the original underglaze blue through oval panels or 'windows' (handle restuck), a baluster vase with a rich red border, 12.5cm (cover lacking), a coffee cup of Amsterdams Bont type, four various small bowls (cracked), and two saucers (one cracked) (10),
Sold for
£215
inc. premium
Footnotes
- After 1730, only a limited quantity of Japanese porcelain found its way to Europe. Recognising a gap in the market, the Chinese exported vast quantities of inexpensive porcelain copying the sought-after Japanese Imari colouring. Meanwhile, china painters in Holland (and probably in England too), created Imari patterns of their own by adding red enamel and gilding to Chinese blue and white. In order to compete with the Chinese imports, however, these European-decorated wares had to be cheap—hence the quick, child-like painting.
Category: Decorative Arts / European Ceramics
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