Description
Large Chinese export armorial Danish market porcelain platter, Qianlong ca. 1790. The center with a roundel with the coat of arms atop a pillar surmounted by a crown. Flanked by Minerva and three putti frolicking with garlands of flowers. The cavetto with a band of green husks and the molded and reeded edge with a green-bound iron-red and gilt border.
Provenance: Sotheby's, New York, "Important Chinese Export Porcelain and Chinese Works of Art from the Collection of the Late Mildred R. and Rafi Y. Mottahedeh," 19 October 2000, Lot 269; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff.
Exhibition: De Cordova Museum, 1979.
Virginia Museum, 1981-2.
Reference: Howard & Ayers, "China for the West," Vol. II, pg. 449, no. 456.
Lot Essay:
Howard & Ayers comment that "this service has always had the reputation in Denmark of having been made for the King's Club in Copenhagen...later known as the Union Club."
Height: 14 in x width: 16 1/2 in.
Provenance: Sotheby's, New York, "Important Chinese Export Porcelain and Chinese Works of Art from the Collection of the Late Mildred R. and Rafi Y. Mottahedeh," 19 October 2000, Lot 269; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff.
Exhibition: De Cordova Museum, 1979.
Virginia Museum, 1981-2.
Reference: Howard & Ayers, "China for the West," Vol. II, pg. 449, no. 456.
Lot Essay:
Howard & Ayers comment that "this service has always had the reputation in Denmark of having been made for the King's Club in Copenhagen...later known as the Union Club."
Height: 14 in x width: 16 1/2 in.
Condition
There are no cracks. There are small areas and signs of restoration along the extreme edges of the rim that fluoresce under UV light. There are scattered small losses and signs of wear to the gilt and pigment along the central cartouche as well as the border bands. Light wear to the footrim.
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Large Armorial Danish Market Platter
Estimate $800-$1,600
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Leo & Doris Hodroff Chinese Export Collection
Nov 12, 2026, 11:00 AM ESTSt. Paul, MN, United States
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