18th Century Soup Tureens

Chinese Export Porcelain Underglaze Blue Tureen, Cover, and Stand Qianlong Period, Circa 1745–1750 This three-piece Chinese Export porcelain tureen set is...

Chinese Export Porcelain Double Peacock Soup Tureen, Cover and Stand, Circa 1765 This Chinese export famille rose soup tureen, cover and stand is painted with the celebrated “Double Peacock” pattern, one of the most distinguished designs produced for the European market in the Qianlong period. The oval stand, its shaped rim scalloped in gentle lobes, and the oval tureen, its swelling bombé sides rising from a spreading molded foot, are decorated en suite with a pair of peacocks perched upon pierced garden rockwork amid flowering peonies, chrysanthemums and leafy branches. The birds are finely rendered, their plumage worked in rich tones of green, blue, ochre and iron-red, the long tail feathers sweeping across the white ground, while a profusion of blossoms in deep rose-pink, coral and soft green fills the surrounding field. The low domed cover repeats the floral decoration and is surmounted by a boldly modeled pomegranate knop in iron-red and gilt, and the sides of the tureen are flanked by a pair of hare’s-head handles, also in iron-red with gilt spotting. A spearhead border frames the central composition of the stand and runs around the foot of the tureen, while the rims are banded with a running gilt trellis on an iron-red ground, interrupted at intervals by reserved panels of underglaze blue scrolling ornament that lend depth and vivacity to the palette. Dimensions Overall, assembled: Width: 15 inches (38.1 cm) Depth: 11¾ inches (29.8 cm) Height: 9¾ inches (24.8 cm) Tureen: Width: 13¼ inches (33.7 cm) Depth: 9¼ inches (23.5 cm) Height: 9 inches (22.9 cm) Stand: Width: 15 inches (38.1 cm) Depth: 11¾ inches (29.8 cm) Height: 2½ inches (6.4 cm) Provenance Private collection. Condition Good antique condition throughout, the vibrant famille rose enamels, underglaze blue borders and extensive gilt highlights remaining remarkably bright, crisp and well preserved across all three components. Historical Context The “Double Peacock” pattern, the Serviço dos Pavões of Portuguese and Brazilian collectors, is among the most celebrated of all Chinese export famille rose designs. It was produced in great quantity for the open market, an estimated twenty thousand pieces between about 1750 and 1795, and has always been particularly prized in Portugal, Brazil and England; the Brazilian authority José de Almeida Santos, in his Manual do Colecionador Brasileiro (1950), ranked it the finest of the famille rose services made to European commission and singled out the drawing of the birds. Much of its renown rests on a royal association. The Portuguese royal house owned a service of the design, and when the French invasion of November 1807 drove the Braganza court into exile, the Prince Regent Dom João, King João VI from 1816, sailed for Brazil with his mother, Queen Maria I, and the court, carrying his Chinese porcelain services...

A French faïence mid-18th century oval-shaped soup tureen from Bordeaux with floral decor. Created in Southwestern France during the reign of King Louis XV, this soup tureen features...

Maiolica tureen Antonio Ferretti Manufacture Lodi, circa 1770-1780 Maiolica polychrome decorated “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire). It measures 9.05 x 12.59 x 9.05 in (23 x 32 x 23 cm) ...

Chinese Export Famille Rose Tureen, Meissen-Style Harbor Scene, Qianlong Period, Circa 1745–1755 This circular Chinese export porcelain tureen and cover is painted in famille rose e...

English Bone China Trompe L’oeil Melon Tureen, Probably Minton, Circa 1825–1835 This English bone china tureen and cover is modeled in trompe l’oeil as a ripe melon, oval and ribbed, its segments washed in bands of bright green and yellow over a netted, pebbled skin molded in relief. The cover is surmounted by a gnarled stalk handle, its end cut square to show the rings of the stem, from which spring curling tendrils and heart-shaped serrated leaves veined in puce, lying across the top of the fruit, and a short stalk is modeled at one end of the body. Both parts are glazed plain white inside, and the cover seats on a raised inner flange. The model follows the melon tureens made at Meissen and taken up at Chelsea and Longton Hall in the 1750s, and the flat base carries a faint crossed-swords mark in underglaze blue in imitation of Meissen. Marks of this kind were used on English bone china in the second quarter of the nineteenth century, when the rococo taste for naturalistic table wares returned to fashion. Minton applied a pseudo-Meissen crossed swords in underglaze blue to its ornamental porcelain of this period, as on the flower-encrusted pen tray presented to Princess Victoria on her fourteenth birthday in 1833, now in the Royal Collection, and the factory’s surviving design books of the early 1830s record ornaments and dishes filled with modeled porcelain fruits and vegetables. Coalport, whose encrusted wares are often confused with Minton’s, also used a crossed-swords mark, and remains the principal alternative. Another tureen of this model was sold at Sotheby’s, New York, on 26 September 1998, to the decorator Mario Buatta. Dimensions Height: 5 inches (12.7 cm) Width: 6¼ inches (15.9 cm) Depth: 4 inches (10.2 cm) Marks Faint crossed swords in underglaze blue on the flat base, in imitation of the Meissen mark. Provenance Private Maryland Collection Earle D. Vandekar of Knightsbridge Condition Excellent, the green and yellow enamels bright and glossy; a tiny chip to one side of the cover rim, invisibly repaired. References Geoffrey A. Godden, Minton Pottery & Porcelain of the First Period, 1793–1850 (London: Herbert Jenkins, 1968). Geoffrey A. Godden, Coalport and Coalbrookdale Porcelains (London: Herbert Jenkins, 1970; rev. ed. Woodbridge: Antique Collectors’ Club, 1981). Royal Collection Trust, RCIN 41596: Minton porcelain pen tray...

Pair of maiolica tureens Antonio Ferretti Manufacture Lodi, circa 1770-1780 Maiolica polychrome decorated “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire). a – 8.66 x 11.02 x 7.48 in (22 x 28 x 19...

Maiolica tureen Pasquale Rubati Manufacture Milan, circa 1770 - 1780 Maiolica polychrome decorated “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire). It measures 6.69 in x 11,02 x 8.26 (17 x 28 x ...

English Creamware Tureen, Cover & Stand, Wedgwood, Circa 1790-1800 The Wedgwood creamware soup tureen, cover and stand is of an oval form with dramatic handles with large molded...

A wonderful antique Soupière et son Couvercle en Faience (French faience Tureen and Cover). Dating to the early 18th century, this very rare form is decorated in the Moustiers sty...

Botanical Illusion: Important Strasbourg Faience Cabbage Tureen & Cover, Mid-18th Century Origin: Strasbourg, France Dimensions: 8 1/2 in. (H) x ...

A late 18th century French ceramic soup tureen in the whimsical form of a duck, hand painted and glazed in vibrant naturalistic colors. The modeled feathers, webbed feet, and express...

Fanciful Fruit: English Derby Porcelain Strawberry Tureen and Cover This is an exceptionally charming and highly decorative example of English soft-...

This delightful 18th-century blue and white porcelain tureen was hand-painted at the Mennecy Porcelain factory in France circa 1750. Loose flower sprigs painted in cobalt blue decora...

Chinese Export American Market Blue Enamel Basket Soup Tureen, Cover and Stand Circa 1785–1795 This Chinese export porcelain soup tureen survives with its original cover and stand. ...

An elegant 18th-century Chinese export porcelain tureen with cover and matching platter, produced during the Qianlong period of the Qing dynasty. The set belongs to the celebrated F...

Maiolica tureen Antonio Ferretti Manufacture Lodi, Circa 1770 - 1780 Maiolica polychrome decorated “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire). It measures 9.06 in in height x 13.39 in x 9.84 i...

This late 18th-century French porcelain soup tureen is distinguished by the delicacy of its hand-painted cornflower blue decoration and the remarkable depth of its twilight blue enam...

English creamware covered soup tureen and stand, Wedgwood, circa 1790. Impressed Wedgwood.

Chinese Export Famille Rose Porcelain Tureen, Cover & Stand, Hare-Head Handles Qianlong Period, Circa 1765 This Chinese export porcelain soup tureen, cover and stand is painted in t...

Antique Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted oval tureen with lid. Rare tureen from the late 1700s/early 1800s. Marked with three blue waves. Decor painter number 2. The lid is in excellent ...

Maiolica tureen “allo struzzo” (ostrich decoration) Milan, Felice Clerici or Pasquale Rubati factory, circa 1750-1780 Measures: 9.25 in x 12.79 in x 10.23 in (cm 23.5 x cm 32.5 x cm 26) lb 4.78 (kg 2.17) State of conservation, a felûre consolidated inside with slight edge chipping restored. In Milan in the 18th century two Majolica warehouses were opened, the first, by Felice Clerici, in 1745, the second in 1756 by Pasquale Rubati. Traditionally this type of decoration has been attributed to the Pasquale Rubati factory. In reality the motif “allo struzzo”, one of the clearest examples of how the taste for chinoiserie met with considerable success during the 18th century, had been produced, in specimens of greater or lesser quality, by both Milanese manufactories. This Maiolica tureen has a swollen and ribbed oval bowl, rests on an extroflexed foot and shows stirrup handles. The tri-color ornament, in the typical tones of Japanese "Imari" decorations, shows an idealized oriental landscape that develops around a perforated rock and has a willow tree with long lance-shaped leaves framing the long-legged bird figure. The ornamentation is enhanced by decorative elements such as butterflies, small florets and a vase with a thin flowery stem. The lid is ribbed with a pear-shaped knob on top. The decoration was called in the Milanese manufactories "allo struzzo" (ostrich decoration) and this refers to the oriental figure Xian He or the crane, symbol of longevity, here losing its symbolic value. It is hypothesized that among some 16th century engravings...

Impressive Antique Georgian Italian Sterling Silver soup tureen Style & period Rococo, Georgian, Antique, Italian, Venice Design: Italian The fine hand crafted hammered body stand on four scrolled acanthus leaf legs The cover surmounted by a sculptural solid silver pomegranate...

Conchological Rarity: Wedgwood Pearlware Nautilus Sauce Tureen & Stand, Circa 1790 A superb and rare late 18th-century Wedgwood pearlware sauce tureen, cover, and stand, brilliantly...

Pair of soup tureens with support base and angled handles, decorated with rose motifs on a white field underlined with light purple and green lines. Distinct feet of geometric shape,...

A George III silver soup tureen on stand from the Camden service. Marked: London, 1794/1795. Maker: Paul Storr. On circular stand chased with palmette ...

William Frisbee. A very fine pair of George III Sauce Tureens made in London in 1797 by William Frisbee The Sauce Tureens stand on an oval pedestal foot. The Boat shaped main bodies...

Chinese export porcelain Fitzhugh pattern tureen, cover and underplate, 18th century. Very Unusual and rare pattern, beautifully hand painted in green enamels and 24-karat gold, havi...

A very nicely made 18th century Kangxi tureen. Redecorated in Europe. Old inventory number at the base. There was a small yellow sticker at the lid, which is removed now. We take a look at Amsterdams Bont porcelain from China. A relatively unknown niche of Chinese porcelain from ca 1680-1740 that was partly decorated in Europe. Because mainstream Chinese collectors have yet to discover the historical significance of these wares they are relatively easy to find in Holland. While also being highly interesting and of often super quality and with an amazing array of decorations. Amsterdams Bont is a name given to porcelain partly decorated in the Netherlands (most likely in cities like Delft, Haarlem, Makkum). Because Amsterdam was at this moment in time the trade centre of the western world and also of the porcelain trade a lot of this over enamelling was probably commissioned by Amsterdam merchants, to reap higher profits on otherwise boring Chinese wares. The name Amsterdam Bont probably derives from the fact that these type of decorated ware was sold by Amsterdam Merchants. Amsterdam Bont consists of either blanc or under glaze blue decorated Chinese porcelain of basic quality, that was later enhanced with red and sometimes other colours in the Netherlands. It must not be mistaken for other type of Chinese & Japanese blanc wares decorated in Europe. Those we simply call European Decorated Chinese porcelain. Amsterdam Bont really is easily recognisable by its colour and style. An interesting side note is that a similar process of overdecorating with red was done in London in more or less the same colours. Method of manufacturing. This enhancemend was done on “petit feux” or small fire at a lower temperature. This technique of baking enamels on a lower temperature that was perfected in the Delft around 1670-1680 to compete with the colourfull Japanese porcelain of the time. At the turn of the 17th c Chinese porcelain...

France; Moustiers-Sainte-Marie Painted in monochrome orange-yellow with scattered flowers and sprigs in the so-called “potato flower” pattern, flanked by lion-mask handles, iron-red...

A substantial Chinese export porcelain tureen dating to the 18th-century Qianlong period. Hand-painted and produced during the Qing dynasty, the tureen is a particularly imposing ex...

This blue and white late-18th-century French porcelain soup tureen, cover, and matching stand were made at the Delemers family’s Arras porcelain factory circa 1780. The porcelain is ...

Crafted by French master silversmith Jean-Baptiste-François Chéret, this period Louis XV tureen boasts exceptional decoration, including delicate and refined engraving, shell and acanthus accents, and a remarkably detailed cast finial of cauliflower, celery and carrots. Thanks to a very strict guild system, French silver has always been among the finest in the world. It was also subject to the various fiscal crises of the late 17th and 18th centuries, as both Louis XIV and Louis XV issued edicts demanding that all silver be brought to the mint for melting, with the resulting coin to be used to replenish depleted state treasuries. French silver from this extravagant era survives only in relatively small quantities, and is thus in great demand by collectors. The tureen is marked on the interior lid and underside. The large object charge mark identified as a crown over the letter “A...

A handsome Chinese Export porcelain soup tureen and cover, Qianlong period, circa 1770–1780, of octagonal baluster form painted in the famille rose palette with lush bouquets of Euro...

French Hand-Painted Faience Terrine – Rustic Provençal Style – Bird & Botanical Motifs – 19th-Century Tradition Description: This is a charming French faience terrine, hand-painted ...

The Konigliche Porcelain Manufactur of the 18th Century was finaced by Friedrich II. The fabrication of porcelain was stricktly controlled as far as productivity as well as quality w...

A covered majolica tureen from the Cerreto / Naples region, dating to around 1780. The rounded body is raised on a short foot and fitted with two modelled side handles in the form of...

Chinese export porcelain Imari Tureen and cover, Circa 1780 The Chinese Export porcelain tureen and cover are painted in the Imari palette. The body and cover are painted in underglaze blue and iron-red with ducks on a pond surrounded by water lilies . The unusual handles are in the form of upturned water lily pods. The finial is shaped as a closed flower with leaves and the rim of the tureen and the edge of the cover have an undulating design. Dimensions: 9 inches high x 13 1/2 inches wide x 9 3/4 inches deep. Provenance: Chinese Porcelain Company...

First Period Worcester Soup Tureen, Cover & Stand, Pine Cone Pattern, Dr. Wall Period, Circa 1770 The oval soup tureen, cover and stand are transfer-printed in underglaze blue with ...

Hallmarked in London in 1766 by Lewis Herne & Francis Butty, this handsome, George III, Antique Sterling Silver Soup Tureen, features gadroon borders on the body and lid, and ornate ...

18th century Chinese Export Famille rose tureen with lid & underplate.

Neale & Co. Creamware Sauce Tureen, Stand and Ladle, Puce Ruins, Hanley, Staffordshire, Circa 1780–1785 The tureen is of lobed ovoid form, molded with spiral fluting and raised on a...

An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique George III English sterling silver sauce tureens with ladles, in the Adams style; an addition to our Georgian silverware collection. These exceptional antique George III sterling silver sauce tureens have a plain oval shaped form onto a plain oval spreading pedestal foot to a collet rim, in the classic English Adam style. The body of each tureen is plain and embellished with a contemporary bright cut engraved crest of a demi-lion rampant, holding between the paws a lozenge. The rim and foot of each antique tureen is encompassed with applied reed decorated borders. These impressive sterling silver tureens retain the original hallmarked push fit covers surmounted with Adams style urn shaped finials. The surface of each cover is ornamented with the aforementioned engraved crest to the body. Each tureen is fitted with two loop handles embellished with a chased decorated leaf design to the lower portion and an impressive tiered leaf motif to the upper socket. These sauce tureens are presented with fine and impressive associated London made, antique Georgian sterling silver sauce ladles crafted in the Fiddle pattern by Thomas Richards in 1812. These antique sauce tureens...

With domed cover with gilt lemon finial on a conforming base with two handles.

In the "Smith's Blue" ground, the oval tureen with scroll handles and foliate scroll loop finial, the dish of lobed oval form, painted with scattered flowe...

Portugese Faience Hen Tureen, Rato Factory, circa 1765.

Antique 18th Century 'milchglas' Bohemian tureen Bohemian, 18th Century Height 21cm, width 31.5cm, depth 25cm The cover, bowl, and stand of this antique Bohemian tureen are crafted ...