A large collection of forty-nine Chinese Export porcelain Canton and Blue Fitzhugh tablewares late 18th / early 19th century

Comprising three platters, a reticulated fruit / chestnut basket and underplate, two food warmers, a large covered tureen, a small covered tureen, a covered vegetable dish, two leaf-form dishes, a large bowl, four bowls or dishes of various forms, three teapots or coffeepots, a covered jug, a creamer, a mug, a two-handled covered cup, a salt cellar, a sauce boat, a teapot stand, seven teacups, nine saucers of various forms, four covered syllabub cups, and a soup ladle.

(18 in. x 14 in. (largest platter))

Provenance

Property from the Ron Wohlrab collection of Salem, New Jersey.

one teacup with repaired break to handle, overpainting evident under UV light; another teacup with two old hairlines to rim; minor fleabites to some cups; a speck of retouching to lid of 1 syllabub cup; another syllabub cup with repaired chip to rim of lid; two saucers with small rim chips; covered vegetable dish with old chips to rim, lid doesn't fit that well (might be married); one Fitzhugh bowl wit hairline and rim chips; chesnut basket with repaired break to one handle, overpainting evident, possible repaired break to other handle- both items fluoresce under UV light, other scattered areas of retouching, possibly reglazed, the basket stand with some retouching perimeter; mug with possible repair / retouching to lower part of handle; large coffeepot with repaired break to upper part of handle (retouching); one small Canton plate with filled chips to edge and hairline; Fitzhugh teapot with small fleabite chip to rim; creamer with roughness / chipping to rim/spout; sauce boat with some rim chips; teapot stand with retouching evident under UV light; large lobed bowl: grime to interior well; square dish with roughness / chipping to edge; hot water plate with chips to edge, some of these filled; platters / hot water platter with some minor chips / roughness to edges; one candlestick with overpainting to underside of rim; tureen: base with possible area of retouching