A CHINESE EXPORT BLUE ENAMEL AND GILT SOUP TUREEN, COVER AND STAND

CIRCA 1840

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A CHINESE EXPORT BLUE ENAMEL AND GILT SOUP TUREEN, COVER AND STAND
CIRCA 1840
Enameled with court figures alternate with dragons chasing a flaming pearl, gilt front and back with a roundel enclosing the name Jin Neng Heng, surmounted by a flower-head finial
15 7/8 in. (40.3 cm.) wide, the stand (3)

Provenance

With Elinor Gordon, Villanova, PA.

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Lot Essay

Jin Neng Heng was the Chinese name of the American businessman Edward Cunningham (1823-1889), founder of the Shanghai Steam Navigation Company and the managing director of Russell & Co. in Shanghai. Russell & Co. was the largest trading house in China from 1842 until its closure in 1891.

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