拍品專文
For the arms see N. de Castro, Chinese Porcelain and the Heraldry of the Empire, Oporto, 1988, p. 118.
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Chinese porcelain salts were made from the middle of the 17th Century onwards, mostly copying European silver forms. They were initially produced individually but from the beginning of the 18th Century they were included in extensive dinner services, which were ordered for wealthy patrons through the East India Companies. It became increasingly popular to display the family coat-of-arms on these services. At first only a few armorial services were shipped each year from China to the West, but gradually these became more and more popular, so that by the middle decades of the 18th Century large numbers of armorial services were being shipped to many ports throughout Europe and latterly to the Americas. In Europe up to eight salts were ordered for each service.
Christie's are delighted to have this rare opportunity of offering such a large selection of armorial salts. They were obviously collected with great passion and thought, displaying examples dating throughout the 18th Century and of a wide variety of forms. Whilst the majority of salts in this sale were made for British families, other Continental markets are also represented. Armorial salts are seldom found on the market today, and to have collected so many pairs of salts is a significant achievement. Although many were purchased by this collector in pairs, several single examples have been purchased and then reunited with another, no doubt giving great satisfaction to the collector.
A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE SALTS FOR THE PORTUGUESE MARKET
QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1770
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A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE SALTS FOR THE PORTUGUESE MARKET
QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1770
Of circular lobed form supported on three short feet, enamelled and gilt in the interiors with the arms of António de Sousa Falcão de Saldanha Coutinho, the exterior with a floral meander below spearheads at the rims
3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) wide (2)
QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1770
Of circular lobed form supported on three short feet, enamelled and gilt in the interiors with the arms of António de Sousa Falcão de Saldanha Coutinho, the exterior with a floral meander below spearheads at the rims
3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) wide (2)
來源
A. Varela Santos Collection.
榮譽呈獻
Arne Everwijn
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