Chinese export armorial porcelain salt, Yongzheng/Qianlong ca. 1735. The center with the arms of Valckenier surrounded along the sides with iron-red and gilt…

Chinese export armorial porcelain salt, Yongzheng/Qianlong ca. 1735. The center with the arms of Valckenier surrounded along the sides with iron-red and gilt sprays of flowering vines. Provenance: Christie's, New York, "The Benjamin F. Edwards III Collection of Chinese Export Porcelain, Part III," 20 January 2004, Lot 212; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. Lot Essay: Several members of the influential Valckenier family of Amsterdam were senior in the Dutch East India Company

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Asian art

Location

St. Paul