QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1770

Details

THE 2ND BARON SANDYS' CHINESE ARMORIAL PORCELAIN PART-TEA SERVICE
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1770
Each piece is decorated with arms painted in famille rose, iron-red and gilt decoration; comprising: teapot and cover; cream jug; two bowls in sizes; two cylindrical jars; baluster form jar and cover; a large saucer-shaped dish; two scalloped hexagonal dishes (teapot stand and spoon tray); eleven tea bowls; four coffee cups; and seven saucers
The teapot: 9¼in. (23.5cm.) wide
The large dish: 8in. (20.5cm.) diameter
The cylindrical jars: 5 1⁄8in. (13cm.) high
The seven saucers: 4 7⁄8in. (12.5cm.) diameter
Please note that 100% of the hammer proceeds from this auction will be paid to the Sandys Trust, registered charity number: 1168357, with the exception of limited deductions towards sale costs across the auction which cannot be accurately calculated at this time, capped at a total of £10,000.

Provenance

Commissioned by Edwin Sandys, 2nd Baron Sandys (1726-1797) and by descent.

Literature

Ombersley Court Inventory, June 1963, annotated Ombersley MS.

Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

The arms are those of Sandys quartering others impaling Colebrooke, for Edwin Sandys, 2nd Baron Sandys (1726-1797), and his wife Anna Maria (d. 1806), daughter of James Colebrooke (1680-1752), whom he married in 1769.

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