Late 18th-Century Chinese Export Porcelain Blue Fitzhugh Sauce Tureens, Covers & Stands - a Pair

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Chinese Export Porcelain Blue Fitzhugh Sauce Tureens, Covers & Stands,
Circa 1780-1810
(Ref 9294A-crr)

The pair of Chinese Export porcelain … Read more Chinese Export Porcelain Blue Fitzhugh Sauce Tureens, Covers & Stands,
Circa 1780-1810
(Ref 9294A-crr)

The pair of Chinese Export porcelain sauce tureens, covers and under dishes are painted in underglaze blue with the Fitzhugh pattern. The handles, with a wide double-loop vine, terminate in grape clusters and leaves. The covers have large flowerhead finials- one slightly darker than the other.

Dimensions:
Stands: 8 inches x 5 3/4 inches x 1 inch high;
Tureens: 7 3/4 inches x 5 inches x 5 3/4 inches high;
Overall: 8 inches x 5 3/4 inches x 6 inches high

Fitzhugh pattern

Early formalized four-paneled decoration on Chinese export porcelain. Named after a director of the British East India Company who is thought to have ordered a dinner service with this pattern first. The most detailed seems to be dating to the last decades of the 18th century. See less