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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. SHIRLEY M. MUELLER, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
A CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN ARMORIAL 'MISTAKE' TEABOWL AND SAUCER

MID-18TH CENTURY

    Price Realised USD 2,500
    Estimate
    USD 3,000 - USD 5,000
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    A CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN ARMORIAL 'MISTAKE' TEABOWL AND SAUCER

    MID-18TH CENTURY

    Price Realised USD 2,500
    Price Realised USD 2,500
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    The teabowl and saucer decorated with the arms of Burrell in colored enamels and enriched in gilt, the other side of the teabowl with a floral spray
    43⁄4 in. (12.1 cm.) diameter, the saucer
    Provenance
    With Henry Moog, Atlanta, 1998.
    Literature
    The slanted lines in the shield on the coat of arms were meant to indicate the color green, and the dots on the gilt were meant to indicate gold-- these armorial devices were not meant to be incorporated into the design of the porcelain service. See Dr. S.M. Mueller, 'Chinese Export Porcelain Curiosities', Oriental Art, 2000, vol. XLVI, no. I, pp.19-20, fig.7b and 7cc for a discussion.
    Exhibited
    Indianapolis, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Errors on Chinese Export Ceramics from the Shirley M. Mueller Collection, 1 May - 24 September 2000.
    Indianapolis, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Elegance from the East, 26 May to 22 October, 2017.
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