FOUR QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795), ONE JIAQING PERIOD, CIRCA 1810

Name: FOUR ARMORIAL MUGS AND AN INITIALED MUG
Brand: FOUR QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795), ONE JIAQING PERIOD, CIRCA 1810
Price: 6500.00 USD
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised USD 8,125

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USD 3,000 - USD 5,000

Closed: 20 Jan 2021

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FOUR ARMORIAL MUGS AND AN INITIALED MUG

FOUR QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795), ONE JIAQING PERIOD, CIRCA 1810

Price Realised USD 8,125

Closed: 20 Jan 2021

Price Realised USD 8,125

Closed: 20 Jan 2021

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The first with a mythological vignette intended for the family of Moore and a gilt cypher beneath a Moor's head crest and with the motto 'EXTREMIS USQUE PRIORES; the second with the arms of Coton, with nine quarters, the sides with parrots; the third with the arms of O'Callaghan, Viscount Lismore above the motto 'FIDUS ET AUDAX'; the fourth with the arms of the Mason company and presented to Moses Adams, boat builder of Gravesend, who was a committed mason; the fifth with a large gilt cypher to the front and floral sprigs to the sides
5³⁄₄ in. (14.6 cm.) high, the largest

With Heirloom & Howard, London (the third).
With The Chinese Porcelain Co., New York (the fourth).

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Lot Essay

The Swedish East Indiaman, 'Gustaf Adolph', did not make it to Canton in the winter of 1784-85, but had to sit out the storms of the South China Sea in the Yalong Bay of Hainan Island, south of Macao, until she could sail again at the end of April. A very small group of mugs commemorating this experience are known, one in the Nordiska Museet, Stockholm. See Kee Il Choi, '', Orientations magazine, April 2003.
Edward Eckenhoff grew up in a collecting family, and after he and his wife, Judi, were married, they began to acquire good quality American furniture. Chinese export was a perfect corollary. In time, Ed became fascinated with the quality and rarity of Chinese export porcelain mugs and decided to focus on this singular category, which would allow him to build a strong, representative collection of objects that were not only beautiful but that also told the many stories of the China trade.
Beer, ale and cider-drinking was extremely common in the 18th century, viewed as nutritious alternatives to water. Chinese porcelain mugs were drinking vessels for the elite, often ordered in sets of three. Special orders included those for guilds, livery companies, public houses and, of course, armigerous families.