Description
Pair of Chinese export armorial porcelain jugs and covers, Yongzheng/Qianlong ca. 1735. Each with the arms of Valckenier surrounded along the sides with iron-red and gilt sprays of flowering vines.
Illustrated in Howard, "Choice of the Private Trader," pg. 211, no. 247 (one).
Provenance: Christie's, New York, "The Benjamin F. Edwards III Collection of Chinese Export Porcelain, Part II," 22 January 2003, Lot 156.
Lot Essay:
Several members of the influential Valckenier family of Amsterdam were senior in the Dutch East India Company and ordered armorial porcelain. The leading example is Governor-General of the Indies, Andriaan Valckenier.
(Each) height: 9 in x width: 7 in x diameter: 5 1/4 in.
Illustrated in Howard, "Choice of the Private Trader," pg. 211, no. 247 (one).
Provenance: Christie's, New York, "The Benjamin F. Edwards III Collection of Chinese Export Porcelain, Part II," 22 January 2003, Lot 156.
Lot Essay:
Several members of the influential Valckenier family of Amsterdam were senior in the Dutch East India Company and ordered armorial porcelain. The leading example is Governor-General of the Indies, Andriaan Valckenier.
(Each) height: 9 in x width: 7 in x diameter: 5 1/4 in.
Condition
To one of the lids the spout section of the lid has been repaired. The blue leaves to the crest of one of the jugs have all been repainted. There is a hairline crack near the bottom of the handle of the other jug. Light wear to the footrims. Some loss to the gilt decoration.
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Pair Chinese Export Armorial Jugs - Valckenier
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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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