Description
Chinese export armorial porcelain coffee cup and saucer, Qianlong, ca. 1755. Each with the arms of Henchman with floral sprigs and a chain-link band along the rim. Thomas Henchman was a senior merchant in Bengal in 1765.
Provenance: Heirloom & Howard Ltd., 31 August 2001; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff.
Reference: Howard, "Chinese Armorial Porcelain," Vol. I, pg. 558.
(Cup) height: 2 1/2 in x width: 3 1/2 in x diameter: 2 1/2 in. (Saucer) diameter: 4 3/4 in.
Provenance: Heirloom & Howard Ltd., 31 August 2001; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff.
Reference: Howard, "Chinese Armorial Porcelain," Vol. I, pg. 558.
(Cup) height: 2 1/2 in x width: 3 1/2 in x diameter: 2 1/2 in. (Saucer) diameter: 4 3/4 in.
Condition
There is a hairline crack running downwards from the upper rim nearly to the footrim to the cup. Small firing flaws to the interior of the cup. To the saucer there a few small repairs to one side of the rim with a very faint hairline crack extending down from one of these repairs. To the other side of the rim there is a break where two pieces have been reattached with hairline cracks visible. Some losses to the gilt decoration. Light wear to the footrims.
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Chinese Armorial Coffee Cup & Saucer - Henchman
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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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