Lot 209 , A Chinese export Rouge de fer and gilt porcelain mug, c.1730, with 18th/19th century German silver hinged cover, total height 15cm

A Chinese export Rouge de fer and gilt porcelain mug, c.1730, with 18th/19th century German silver hinged cover, painted with a boy riding a buffalo in a landscape, total height 15cm
Estimate £400-600


Provenance:
Hon. Olivia Vernon Mulholland (1902-1984); thence by family descent.
The Honorable Olivia Vernon Harcourt was the daughter of Lewis Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt and Mary Ethel Burns. She held the office of Woman of the Bechamber to HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in 1951 and was appointed Commander, Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) in 1958 and Dame Commander, Royal Victorian Order (D.C.V.O.) in 1971.

The porcelain of the mug is in good condition with a tiny splinter glaze loss to the side of the handle and other typical minor manufacturing imperfections, the top of the handle cannot ben examined as it has been silver mounted, the silver mount is a reasonable fit and is heavily tarnished in places - is possibly slightly bent out of alignment on the hinge, otherwise in good condition.
This is silver mounted

Provenance:
Hon. Olivia Vernon Mulholland (1902-1984); thence by family descent.
The Honorable Olivia Vernon Harcourt was the daughter of Lewis Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt and Mary Ethel Burns. She held the office of Woman of the Bechamber to HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in 1951 and was appointed Commander, Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) in 1958 and Dame Commander, Royal Victorian Order (D.C.V.O.) in 1971. The pair of altar vessels and covers are included on a valuation of her estate undertaken by Woolley and Wallis in 1984.

Literature:
A similar dou and cover with Jiaqing marks was sold by Sotheby's, New York, 'Important Chinese Art' ,15th-16th September 2015, Lot 312.
Vessels of this form and decoration are known with Qianlong and other 19th century reign marks. A Qianlong example was included in the exhibition Ch'ing Porcelain from the Wah Kwong Collection, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1973, no. 47.



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Sold for £1,100