| | 
.
|
.
| |  Early Export Page |  REFERENCE Page |  Asian store
|  Antique store.
.
| | 
ID
GALLERIESFeedback rating: (435) | auctions
. | EMAIL questions
|  gallerius@aol.com.
.
|
.
| |
|
|
| 
| |||
|
A gorgeous early Chinese Export platter from about 1780. This is an early design pre-dating the standardization to Canton & Nanking patterns. Designs in these old export pieces have strong elements of Chinese motifs even though the form is for European export. In this case, we see a Chinese garden scene and objects from the scholar's table on the right, with those fantastic shaped scholar's rocks. The English blue willow patterns were in imitation of the prominent "Willows" in this design. Fine paste and incredible thick shining glaze characteristic of mid Ch'ien Lung period palace ware. Deep saphire blue due to the use of the blue chemical mix used at the time. No marks anywhere, orange peel effect. 14.2" x 10.5" x 1.6", octagonal form with notched corners. No chips hairlines or cracks; only a little roughness around the unglazed rim. This is old timer is in remarkable condition. A rare & outstanding early Chinese Export platter which was well cared for. This glaze & color is exceedingly rare in export porcelain. Don't miss it. THIS IS OLD ESTATE PORCELAIN, NOT NEW OR RECENT IMPORT. Notes which may be of interest to the collector of early Chinese export ware: 1) The border here has profuse florals and those wonderful butterflies, pre-cursor to the later rose medallion border themes. The prominent willows foreshadowed the blue willow theme which came later in England. 2) The antique Chinese export porcelain were fired in Ching-te Chen private kilns. The early export wares were decorated (painted) there while later cantons and rose medallions were decorated in Canton near the foreign settlements. Some of the private kilns often produced palace ware under contract. Of course they had to adhere to strict quality standards. Some of the same kilns also contracted to produce export porcelain. The high quality early services (pre 1800) were mostly done in this manner. This can most easily be seen in many Fitzhughs. The 3 material characteristics are: fine paste, color agent and glaze. The deep blue color and the thick hard glaze point to mid-late 18th century and a quality kiln qualified to contract for the palace. Porcelain decorated in Canton simply will not have the same blue, which even later became exhausted everywhere. | 
| |||
| Outstanding example of 18th century Chinese export! |