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A Chinese Export Famille Rose Parcel-Gilt and Polychrome Armorial Porcelain Tea and Coffee Service
Estimate: $800-$1,200
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$1,000
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Selections of Fine Americana from the Millhiser Collection
Description

A Chinese Export Famille Rose Parcel-Gilt and Polychrome Armorial Porcelain Tea and Coffee Service

Late 18th/Early 19th Century

Each minimally decorated with puce garlands, floral sprays and gilt accents centering a reserve with two facing lovebirds or doves, comprising:
1 lidded lighthouse coffeepot with underplate
1 lidded teapot with underplate
1 helmet-form creamer
1 lidded sugar bowl
1 lidded tea caddy
1 waste bowl
9 tea bowls and saucers
5 coffee cups and 6 saucers
37 pieces total
unmarked, some pieces with red inventory numbers to underside.

Height of coffee pot 9 3/4 inches.

Condition
All pieces with some minor rubbing and wear to enamels and gilding; further dimensions and enumeration below:1 lidded lighthouse coffee pot with underplate—9 ¾ in. high with lid, the underplate 7 ½ in. dia.; the lid with a shallow chip to shoulder 1 lidded teapot with underplate—5 ½ in. high with lid, the underplate 1 ½ in. dia.; the teapot with a repair to the tip of the spout and associated overpaint (approx. 1 ¼ in. long) and the handle restuck at both ends and associated repair with overpaint1 helmet-form creamer—6 ½ in. wide over handle; the handle with repairs at both ends and associated overpaint1 lidded sugar bowl—5 ½ in. high with lid; the lid with a small, shallow chip at the rim, 1 lidded tea caddy—5 ¾ in. high with lid1 waste bowl—5 ½ in. dia.9 tea bowls and saucers—3 ½ in. dia. the tea bowls, 5 ½ in. dia. the saucers; two tea bowls with shallow chips to the rim, one with a hairline approx. 1 ¼ in. long emanating from the rim and one saucer with a hairline emanating from the rim approx. 1 in. long5 coffee cups and 6 saucers—4 ¼ in. wide over handle the coffee cups, 5 ½ in. dia. the saucers
Provenance
Provenance:E. Ross (1894-1971) and Bessie S. Millhiser (1895-1987), Richmond, Virginia,Kenneth (1924-2021) and Katherine Millhiser (b. 1937), Piedmont, California.