Description
Chinese export American market porcelain part dinner service, 40 pieces, Jiaqing ca. 1800. Variously with the initials JA, EMC, MN, or CG in the center; or with a blue vase in the center.
With urns: three saucers, five dessert plates.
With initials "JA": seven dinner plates, seven soup bowls;
With initials "EMC": three saucers, five demitasse cups.
With initials "CG": two demitasse cups.
With initials "MN": seven saucers. nine teacups.
Provenance: The Art Exchange, New York (some pieces, possibly); The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff.
Lot Essay:
Prominent individuals in America during this time with these initials include: John Jacob Aster, John Armstrong Jr., John Adams, John Quincy Adams; Christopher Gore, Charles Genet, Cyrus Griffin; Ephraim Cutler, Ebenezer Crafts, Ephraim McDowell, Mordecai Noah, and Moses Nichols.
(Soup bowls, each) Height: 1 1/2 in x diameter: 9 3/4 in. (Dinner plates, each) Diameter: 10 in. (Demitasse cups, each) Height: 2 3/4 in x width: 3 1/2 in x diameter: 2 1/4 in. (Teacups, each) Height: 2 3/4 in x width: 3 1/2 in x diameter: 2 3/4 in. (Lunch plates, each) Diameter: 7 1/2 in. (Saucers, each) Diameter: 6 1/4 in. (Scalloped bowls, each) Height: 1 1/4 in x diameter: 5 1/2 in. (Salad bowls, each) Height: 1 1/4 in x diameter: 5 1/2 in.
With urns: three saucers, five dessert plates.
With initials "JA": seven dinner plates, seven soup bowls;
With initials "EMC": three saucers, five demitasse cups.
With initials "CG": two demitasse cups.
With initials "MN": seven saucers. nine teacups.
Provenance: The Art Exchange, New York (some pieces, possibly); The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff.
Lot Essay:
Prominent individuals in America during this time with these initials include: John Jacob Aster, John Armstrong Jr., John Adams, John Quincy Adams; Christopher Gore, Charles Genet, Cyrus Griffin; Ephraim Cutler, Ebenezer Crafts, Ephraim McDowell, Mordecai Noah, and Moses Nichols.
(Soup bowls, each) Height: 1 1/2 in x diameter: 9 3/4 in. (Dinner plates, each) Diameter: 10 in. (Demitasse cups, each) Height: 2 3/4 in x width: 3 1/2 in x diameter: 2 1/4 in. (Teacups, each) Height: 2 3/4 in x width: 3 1/2 in x diameter: 2 3/4 in. (Lunch plates, each) Diameter: 7 1/2 in. (Saucers, each) Diameter: 6 1/4 in. (Scalloped bowls, each) Height: 1 1/4 in x diameter: 5 1/2 in. (Salad bowls, each) Height: 1 1/4 in x diameter: 5 1/2 in.
Condition
To many of the dishes, there are fleabite to moderate chips along the rims and footrims. To some of the dishes, there are hairline cracks, primarily along the rims and centers of the bowls and plates. To one of the dinner plates, there is a small area of restoration to a chip along the rim. Some dishes with scratches and accretions. Surface wear.
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American Market Initialed Part Dinner Service
Estimate $300-$600
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This auction is curated by:
Sean BlanchetAsian Art Specialist
Robert SnellPaintings and Sculpture Specialist
Leo & Doris Hodroff Chinese Export Collection
Nov 12, 2026, 11:00 AM ESTSt. Paul, MN, United States
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