Lot Essay
The tureens were probably part of a service made to commemorate the Centenary. See D. Howard and J. Ayers, China for the West, London, 1978, Vol.II, pl.522, p.513.
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Details
A pair of Chinese tureens and covers for the American market, circa 1876
each of lozenge shape, surmounted by a similarly shaped domed cover with pinecone finial flanked by two American eagles with inverted wings and sunburst alternating with floral sprays, all framed by two patterned borders, the body with similarly decorated floral sprays and patterns, the rim with an undulating ribbon and stars pattern -- 9in. (22.8cm.) wide. (2)
each of lozenge shape, surmounted by a similarly shaped domed cover with pinecone finial flanked by two American eagles with inverted wings and sunburst alternating with floral sprays, all framed by two patterned borders, the body with similarly decorated floral sprays and patterns, the rim with an undulating ribbon and stars pattern -- 9in. (22.8cm.) wide. (2)
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