Description
Chinese export armorial porcelain teapot and cover, Qianlong ca. 1745. Coat-of-arms of Van Reverhorst with coronet and crest, surrounded by smaller arms of the families Van Reverhorst, De Winter, Vereyck and De Bruyn to the left, and Schrevelius, Peenen, Groenedijk and de Vroede to the right. Gilt shell-and-scroll bands at the rims. With a later silvered metal spout.
Provenance: Christie's, New York, "Captains and Kilns: European Ceramics, Chinese Export and Maritime Art," 21 January 2004, Lot 459; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff.
Reference: Le Corbeiller, "China Trade Porcelain," pg. 97-99, no. 40.
Lot Essay:
The Reverhorst coat of arms is thought to refer to Theodorus van Reverhorst (1706-58) who was a member of the V.O.C.'s Council of Justice at Batavia. The surrounding coat of arms are presumably allied families: Schrevelius was the maiden name of Reverhorst's mother, who was perhaps the daughter of the Burgomaster of Leiden, Theodorus Schrevelius, whose wife Elisabeth's maiden name was Van Peene. There were also likely family ties to the De Bruyns, who owned pieces of this set up until the early 20th century.
An plate from this service is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Accession no. 60.149.2).
Height: 5 1/4 in x width: 7 1/2 in x diameter: 4 1/2 in.
Provenance: Christie's, New York, "Captains and Kilns: European Ceramics, Chinese Export and Maritime Art," 21 January 2004, Lot 459; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff.
Reference: Le Corbeiller, "China Trade Porcelain," pg. 97-99, no. 40.
Lot Essay:
The Reverhorst coat of arms is thought to refer to Theodorus van Reverhorst (1706-58) who was a member of the V.O.C.'s Council of Justice at Batavia. The surrounding coat of arms are presumably allied families: Schrevelius was the maiden name of Reverhorst's mother, who was perhaps the daughter of the Burgomaster of Leiden, Theodorus Schrevelius, whose wife Elisabeth's maiden name was Van Peene. There were also likely family ties to the De Bruyns, who owned pieces of this set up until the early 20th century.
An plate from this service is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Accession no. 60.149.2).
Height: 5 1/4 in x width: 7 1/2 in x diameter: 4 1/2 in.
Condition
The spout has been replaced with a silvered metal; the remnants of the old spout can be seen if a bright light is shown directly into the spout. Some light fritting to the footrim. Some light loss to the gilt decoration. Minute loss to the glaze layer at the apex of the knop along the lid.
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Van Reverhorst Armorial Teapot
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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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