Rare Chinese Tea Canister Painted in London Atelier, 18th Century

A very rare Chinese ovoid tea canister and cover painted in the…
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A very rare Chinese ovoid tea canister and cover painted in the London atelier of James Giles in the David Teniers style, with a woman in landscape, the porcelain Qianlong period, 18th century, the English decoration circa 1768. Provenance: Robyn Robb London 16 June 2011 (8500 pounds). Robert Burke collection no 236. Reference: It is recorded that Worcester and Chinese porcelain was supplied to clients of the James Giles London atelier. See the Worcester cup with Chinese saucer in the Marshall collection Ashmolean Museum Oxford, illustrated in Marshall H Rissik, Coloured Worcester Porcelain of the First Period, 1751-1783 colour plate 9. 13 cm high, approx.6.5 cm diameter

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  • Atelier - Atelier (French for "workshop"), in English usuage describes the workshop of an artist in the fine or decorative arts, where the artist and a number of assistants, students and apprentices worked together producing pieces that went out in the artists name. This was the standard practice for European artists from the Middle Ages to the 18th or 19th century
  • Oviform /ovoid - The outline loosely resembling the shape of an egg.
  • Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.

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