Chinese Export Porcelain Rose Medallion Sauce Tureen and Undertray

Description:

Chinese Export Porcelain Rose Medallion Sauce Tureen and Undertray, 19th century, the cover with gilt floriform knop, the tureen of bulbous form, on an oval undertray, all three pieces with a gilt "F" within a circle, ht. 6 1/4, wd. 8 in.

Provenance: According to information on typed notes included in the lot, the "F" on these pieces refers to Major General John Charles Fremont, an American military officer during the Mexican-American and Civil wars, and a politician who was the first Republican (anti-slavery) candidate for President of the United States, in 1856. The tureen descended in Fremont's family to his granddaughter, who married Henry Hull, a 1920s actor of note who lived in Old Lyme, Connecticut. The tureen was purchased from the Old Lyme home in the 1970s, and was acquired by the consignor in 1978.
Estimate $600-800

The undertray has light use wear on the interior and a tiny chip on the rim; the tureen has light wear to the gilding on the handles and medallions; the lid has light wear to the gilding on the finial and medallions and a small chip to the inside of the inner rim.


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