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

Comprising a large rectangular platter, an oval platter, a large covered tureen, a small covered tureen, a covered vegetable dish, a reticulated fruit / chestnut basket and underplate, two round lobed dishes, seven bowls / dishes of various forms, four leaf-form dishes, five plates, a large teapot, a miniature teapot, four creamers, four tea bowls, five saucers, one teacup, a small oval platter, and a square cup.

(L: 20 in. W: 16 in. (largest platter))

Provenance

The Art Exchange- Rare Porcelains, New York, January 29-30, 1959 and January 28, 1960
Elinor Gordon, Villanova, Pennsylvania, January 20, 1962 and September 24, 1962
Matthew & Elisabeth Sharpe, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, January 20, 1962
Herbert Schiffer, Antiques, Whitford, Pennsylvania, January 20, 1964
James Craig, Raleigh, North Carolina, January 22, 1968
Spencer & Judd Antiques, Essex, Connecticut, January 17, 1969
R.C. Bowen Antiques, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, February 24, 1971

overall with many pieces that are probably re-glazed; one lobed bowl with possibly repaired chips; one small Canton bowl re-glazed and with evidence of repaired breaks with overpainting under UV light; one Fitzhugh saucer re-glazed, with rim chip and small puncture hole to front; largest platter: large chip and hairline to bottom edge, red putty residue present; one leaf-form dish with rim chip; large tureen lid with repaired break to finial (overpainting evident under UV light); platters overall with some minor edge wear and roughness; one oval Fitzhugh platter with two staple repairs to edge and overpainting evident under UV light; three plates with retouching / flaking to surface finish - also with re-glazed surfaces, one of these plates with repaired edge and another with fracture / chip to edge; basket stand with rough edge; one tea bowl with hairline and overpainting to rim, another tea bowl with overpainting to rim; five saucers: overpainting to rims on all, hairline to two, and chip to rim of two; large teapot: restoration to spout, with overpainting evident under UV light; creamer: chips to rim; small tureen: lid with rim chips; demitasse cup and saucer: fleabite to saucer rim; miniature teapot: chip to spout; miniature platter: rim chips (minor); one small creamer with rim chips; another creamer probably missing its original lid