Chinese Export Blue and White Porcelain Spoon, Qing Dynasty Style
Qing Dynasty or later imitation — c. 1750–1850, or 20th-century reproduction
- Material
- Ceramic
- Use
- Serving
- Century
- 18th century CE
- Size
- Wumbo
- Provenance
- Owner's collection
Dimensions2 measurements
- Overall length
- 29.5 cm
- Overall width
- 7.2 cm
Catalogue Note
A porcelain spoon rendered in the classical Chinese export taste, decorated in underglaze cobalt blue with a dense floral motif of peonies, chrysanthemums, and scrolling foliage. The interior of the bowl bears the same ornamental scheme, framed by a lappeted border to the rim. The handle is gently tapered and decorated en suite. The piece exhibits the characteristic weight and gloss of fine hard-paste porcelain, though surface inspection would confirm whether this is period Qing production or a later reproduction in the same idiom.
Spoon Lore
Chinese export porcelain spoons were luxury commodities in 18th-century Europe, particularly among the wealthy, who prized them as exotic curiosities and status symbols; blue and white designs copied classical Ming patterns to appeal to European collectors' taste for the 'antique' East.
From the collection of
Marcus Holloway