Hand-painted porcelain bowl. Chinese export porcelain. Central medallion painted inside bottom. Decorative border around inner edge of boal. Entire exterior of bowl painted in multi-color designs, scenes containing figures, flowers, birds. Similar to 4 saucers.
Provenance
Bowl owned by Harriet Lane Johnston, then descent within family to donor.
Oval-shaped bowl with lid. On 1 inch base or foot with 2 gold-painted handles and indentation for spoon. Lid also has indentation for spoon. Large mushroom shaped gold painted finial. Detailed and multi-colored birds, flowers,a foliage on outer surfaces of bowl and lid. chinese export porcelain.
Provenance
Bowl owned by Harriet Lane Johnston, then descent within family to donor.
One of 16 glass finger bowls. Frosted glass except where clear shield near the upper rolled edge. Shallow bowl with slightly convex bottom on inside. Shield design is etched with an engraved old English letter 'J'. Eight-point star impressed into center of bowl's exterior base.
Handpainted dish of Chinese export porcelain. Center design of six Chinese ladies outside home playing board game. Four sections of rim repeat the same stylized design of fish, flowers, scrolled documents, etc.
Provenance
Dish owned by Harriet Lane Johnston, then descent within family to donor.
One of a set of five handpainted Chinese export porcelain plates. Gold edge. Center medallion of man walking on water while carrying a woman (?). Surrounding decoration has four medallions bordered with scrolling and surrounded by flowers. Within two medallions is a scene of three people sitting on floor at a table. Remaining two designs have floral designs. Glazed except for foot ring.
Provenance
Dish owned by Harriet Lane Johnston, then descent within family to donor.
One of a set of five handpainted Chinese export porcelain plates. Gold edge. Center medallion of man walking on water while carrying a woman (?). Surrounding decoration has four medallions bordered with scrolling and surrounded by flowers. Within two medallions is a scene of three people sitting on floor at a table. Remaining two designs have floral designs. Glazed except for foot ring.
Provenance
Dish owned by Harriet Lane Johnston, then descent within family to donor.
One of a set of five handpainted Chinese export porcelain plates. Gold edge. Center medallion of man walking on water while carrying a woman (?). Surrounding decoration has four medallions bordered with scrolling and surrounded by flowers. Within two medallions is a scene of three people sitting on floor at a table. Remaining two designs have floral designs. Glazed except for foot ring.
Provenance
Dish owned by Harriet Lane Johnston, then descent within family to donor.
One of a set of five handpainted Chinese export porcelain plates. Gold edge. Center medallion of man walking on water while carrying a woman (?). Surrounding decoration has four medallions bordered with scrolling and surrounded by flowers. Within two medallions is a scene of three people sitting on floor at a table. Remaining two designs have floral designs. Glazed except for foot ring.
Provenance
Dish owned by Harriet Lane Johnston, then descent within family to donor.
One of a set of five handpainted Chinese export porcelain plates. Gold edge. Center medallion of man walking on water while carrying a woman (?). Surrounding decoration has four medallions bordered with scrolling and surrounded by flowers. Within two medallions is a scene of three people sitting on floor at a table. Remaining two designs have floral designs. Glazed except for foot ring.
Provenance
Dish owned by Harriet Lane Johnston, then descent within family to donor.
One of two clear leaded glass nut dishes. Octagonal and oblong clear glass dishes with flared sides. Laurel wreath border etched 0.50" below the lip around all eight sides. Monogram 'HE' (for Henry Elliott Johnston) etched at the center base.
Glass is 0.125" thick. All 8 sides angle inward to the base at approximately a 45 degree angle. The base measures 4.125" long by 2.50" wide.
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2022-11-09
Condition Notes
A small chip is missing from the lip one of the short octagonal corners. Some light scatches are visible on the base around the monogram initials 'HE.'