83 free≤an’s american furniture, decorative & folk arts
11/22/08 290 Group of Chinese export porcelain tablewares late 18th/early 19th century Comprising: five tea caddies, one with armorial decoration and four with floral motifs; together with one cream jug with ‘RG’ cipher and blue and gold borders; and a sugar bowl, two small tea cups, saucer and tea caddy, each decorated with the New York coat of arms. (11) Largest H: 5 1/2 in. $800-1,200
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291 Group of assorted Chinese export porcelain teawares 19th century Comprising: seven tea bowls, six deep saucers, two flat saucers, one teapot and one covered chocolate cup, all with floral sprigs and borders. (17) Largest H: 4 in. provenance: From the collection of Harry Wetherstine, Germantown, Pennsylvania. $600-800
292 Chinese export porcelain platter late 19th century Of oval form, with blue rim and gilt edge enclosing a circular reserve depicting a riverscape with a boat and buildings in sepia, the base inscribed, ‘Robert Gilmor of Baltimore - dinner service/Made to order - 1778-1885’. L: 22 in. provenance: Robert Gilmor, 1778-1885; Bequest of John W. Pepper, 1935; Sold by the order of the Board of Trustees of the Philadelphia Museum of Art to benefit acquisitions funds. $300-500
293 Group of Chinese export porcelain tablewares circa 1800 Comprising: A plate, a teabowl and ten saucers, decorated with blue enamel border enclosing blue ribbon and gilt floral spray. (12) Largest Diam: 9 1/4 in. provenance: Gift of George Horace Lorimer, 1929; Sold by the order of the Board of Trustees of the Philadelphia Museum of Art to benefit acquisitions funds. $200-300