Description
Chinese export crested and initialed porcelain coffee cup and saucer, Qianlong ca. 1780. With an owl crest and initials W.W. for William Woodley, Governor of the Leeward Islands in 1784. The crest and initials surrounded by flower sprigs within a pink scale-pattern border.
Provenance: Heirloom & Howard Ltd., 31 January 2003; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff.
Reference: Howard, "Chinese Armorial Porcelain," Vol. I, pg. 695.
Howard, "Choice of the Private Trader," pg. 185, no. 213.
Lot Essay:
This service thought by Chaffer to be for Owles (a local Lowestoft family) thus starting the myth of "Oriental Lowestoft," a misnomer previously applied to Chinese export porcelain wares. This service thus earns a special place in the study of armorial porcelain and its history.
(Cup) height: 2 1/2 in x width: 3 1/4 in x diameter: 2 1/4 in. (Saucer) diameter: 4 3/4 in.
Provenance: Heirloom & Howard Ltd., 31 January 2003; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff.
Reference: Howard, "Chinese Armorial Porcelain," Vol. I, pg. 695.
Howard, "Choice of the Private Trader," pg. 185, no. 213.
Lot Essay:
This service thought by Chaffer to be for Owles (a local Lowestoft family) thus starting the myth of "Oriental Lowestoft," a misnomer previously applied to Chinese export porcelain wares. This service thus earns a special place in the study of armorial porcelain and its history.
(Cup) height: 2 1/2 in x width: 3 1/4 in x diameter: 2 1/4 in. (Saucer) diameter: 4 3/4 in.
Condition
There is a hairline crack extending downwards from the upper rim of the cup. Minute firing flaw along the rim of the saucer. Some loss to the gilt decoration.
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Important Documentary Export Cup & Saucer -Woodley
Estimate $150-$300
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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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