Bidspirit auction | Pair Chinese Export Armorial Jugs

Pair Chinese Export Armorial Jugs - Valckenier - Pair of Chinese export armorial porcelain jugs and covers, Yongzheng/Qianlong ca. 1735. Each with the arms of Valckenier surrounded along the sides with iron-red and gilt sprays of flowering vines. Illustrated in Howard, ”Choice of the Private Trader, ” pg. 211, no. 247 (one). Provenance: Christie's, New York, ”The Benjamin F. Edwards III Collection of Chinese Export Porcelain, Part II, ” 22 January 2003, Lot 156. Lot Essay: Several members of the influential Valckenier family of Amsterdam were senior in the Dutch East India Company and ordered armorial porcelain. The leading example is Governor-General of the Indies, Andriaan Valckenier. (Each) height: 9 in x width: 7 in x diameter: 5 1/4 in. Condition: To one of the lids the spout section of the lid has been repaired. The blue leaves to the crest of one of the jugs have all been repainted. There is a hairline crack near the bottom of the handle of the other jug. Light wear to the footrims. Some loss to the gilt decoration.