Items Similar to Federal Elegance: Chinese Export Soup Tureen for the American Market

Mid 18th Century Chinese Export Soup Tureen with Under Plate

Chinese Export Porcelain Soup Tureen

Chinese Export Soup Tureen with Cover and Underplate

A Fine French Covered Soup Tureen with Under Plate

20th Century French Special Edition Porcelain Tureen With Lid

20th Century Belgian Special Edition Porcelain Tureen With Lid

Want more images or videos?

Request additional images or videos from the seller

1 of 14

Federal Elegance: Chinese Export Soup Tureen for the American Market

$2,500

£1,873.10

€2,183.34

CA$3,518.79

A$3,581.77

CHF 2,038.81

MX$43,234.61

NOK 23,773.66

SEK 24,060.30

DKK 16,321.70

About the Item

Federal Elegance: Chinese Export Soup Tureen for the American Market This impressive Chinese Export Porcelain Soup Tureen with Cover and Stand dates to Circa 1780, a period marking the establishment of direct trade between China and the newly formed United States. The set features a bombe-form tureen and a complementary oval stand. The decoration is distinguished by its primary motif: an ornamental blue enamel and gilt basket of flowers, which appears prominently on the front and back of the tureen, as well as on the cover and the center of the stand. Key decorative details include: Shoulder & Stand Border: A narrow band of gilt chain on an orange ground encircles the tureen's shoulder and the rim of the stand. Scattered Sprigs: The body of the tureen and the border of the stand are further decorated with charming groupings of Famille Rose flowers and fruit (e.g., small berries and blooms). Finial: The cover is topped with a finely modeled flowerhead finial. Dimensions: 10 inches high x 12 inches wide x 9 inches deep. Condition: The set is in good antique condition. There is some crazing on the stand and gilt rubbing on the crown of the flowerhead finial, both consistent with age. There is no repair. Historical Context: Porcelain and the American Trade Post-Revolutionary Commerce This tureen set was created specifically for the American market, representing one of the earliest waves of direct trade following the American Revolutionary War. After gaining independence, American merchants, no longer constrained by British trade laws, quickly entered the lucrative China Trade. The first American vessel to sail to Canton, the Empress of China, arrived in 1784. The Taste of the New Republic Sets like this were commissioned by wealthy American merchant families and statesmen of the Federal Period. While much American Export porcelain bore armorials or initials, this design, featuring a central floral basket in blue enamel and gilding, was highly fashionable. Aesthetic: The design, with its blue and orange-red palette and gilt accents, offers a stately, neoclassical elegance favored in American dining rooms of the 1780s and 1790s. Status: The soup tureen was a statement piece for the formal dining table, demonstrating the host's wealth and ability to acquire luxurious goods from across the globe—a clear marker of success in the new American republic. (Ref: NY10402-amrx)

Dimensions:
Height: 10 in (25.4 cm)Width: 12 in (30.48 cm)Depth: 9 in (22.86 cm)
Style:
Chinese Export (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Porcelain
Place of Origin:
China
Period:
Late 18th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1780
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Downingtown, PA
Reference Number:
Seller: NY10402-amrx1stDibs: LU861036307392

More From This Seller

View All

18th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Imari Tureen and Cover-Duck in Pond

Located in Downingtown, PA

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...

Category

Antique 1770s Chinese Chinese Export Soup Tureens

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Famille Rose Tureen & Cover, Hare-Head Handles, Qianlong

Located in Downingtown, PA

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...

Category

Antique 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Soup Tureens

Materials

Porcelain

Regency Period Derby Porcelain Large Botanical Soup Tureen, Cover & Stand

By Derby

Located in Downingtown, PA

Regal Bloom: A Derby Porcelain Botanical Soup Tureen, Cover, and Stand 1815-25 This is an impressive and finely detailed large soup tureen, cover, and stand, produced by the Derby P...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Soup Tureens

Materials

Porcelain

18th-century Chinese Export Blue & White Porcelain Soup Tureen, Cover & Stand

Located in Downingtown, PA

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

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Soup Tureens

Materials

Porcelain

Continental Pottery Large Chinoiserie Soup Tureen, Cover & Stand, Nimy Factory

By Nimy Les Mons

Located in Downingtown, PA

Continental Pottery Large Soup Tureen, Cover & stand, Nimy Factory, Belgium, Early 19th century. The large, striking circular tureen, cover and st...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Belgian Charles X Soup Tureens

Materials

Pearlware, Pottery

Chinese Export Famille Rose 'Precious Objects' Porcelain Dish

Located in Downingtown, PA

Chinese Export Famille Rose 'Precious Objects' Porcelain Dish, Qianlong Period, Circa 1765-1775 This superb oval dish is a quintessential example of Chinese Export porcelain create...

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Platters and Serveware

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Soup Tureen with Cover and Underplate

Located in Bradenton, FL

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 flora...

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Soup Tureens

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Porcelain Soup Tureen

Located in Essex, MA

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

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Soup Tureens

Materials

Porcelain

Continental Porcelain Soup Tureen

Located in Queens, NY

Continental (19th Century) (Chinese Export) soup tureen with cover on an associated oval tray, both decorated with birds and a 3-masted ship.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Biedermeier Tableware

A Fine French Covered Soup Tureen with Under Plate

Located in Sheffield, MA

Provenance: From the collection of the Manoir De Polminhac Cantal No. 17

Category

Antique 19th Century French Soup Tureens

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Oval Tureen

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Qianlong Period. 1785. Oval tureen and platter. Platter dimensions: 14.5" by 12" wide. With sunflower painted in famille rose enamels with floral baskets.

Category