Chinese Export Soup Tureen With Cover and Underplate

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Chinese export Armorial-style Porcelain Soup Tureen. Tureen features rare matching cover and underplate. This elegant piece features double boar-head handles … Read more Chinese export Armorial-style Porcelain Soup Tureen. Tureen features rare matching cover and underplate. This elegant piece features double boar-head handles and finely painted floral garlands, bamboo stems, and armorial crest panels in vibrant famille rose and enamel tones. Commissioned by wealthy families, maritime merchants, and noble houses, these wares often bore coats of arms, crests, or symbolic imagery. The domed lid is toped with a sculptural finial painted in warm orange-gilt hues. The tureen rests on its original shaped underplate. Armorial porcelain was among the most desirable luxury goods exported from China to Europe and America.
In today's interiors this will be perfect as a statement piece on a dining table, console, or sideboard. It can be a sculptural vessel for flowers, greenery, or seasonal displays. Tureen will also be ideal as a standout piece in a china cabinet or porcelain collection. See less