Lot Details
Lot 214
Chinese Export Porcelain Platter from the De Witt and Maria Clinton Service
Circa 1800
Length 10 inches; Together with a Chinese Export Porcelain Cup.
Provenance of platter:
Governor De Witt Clinton
Oliver Kane of Labony
DeLancey Kane
Sybil Kent Kane
James King Hand
DeWitt Clinton (1769-1828) had a distinguished career in New York politics, serving as a senator, mayor of New York City, and three terms as Governor. He married Maria Franklin in 1796 and the porcelain service was probably ordered shortly thereafter
C Property of the Estate of Arthur Gross
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Sold for $1,375 (includes buyer's premium)
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Platter in good condition with wear to enamels and gilding
Cup with chip on foot; wear to gilding
Label affixed to back to platter:
Lowestoft platter, from set owned by Gov. De Witt Clinton, whose monogram is on it. (De Witt and Maria) On his death, Feb. 1828, the set was bought by Oliver Kane of Albany thence to his second son, Delancey Kane, thence to thee letter's youngest daughter, Sybil Kent Lane, by whom it was given to her cousin, a great-grandson of Oliver Kane, James King Hand.
May 1929 Maria Franklin
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Please contact the specialist department to request further information or additional images that may be available.
Cup with chip on foot; wear to gilding
Label affixed to back to platter:
Lowestoft platter, from set owned by Gov. De Witt Clinton, whose monogram is on it. (De Witt and Maria) On his death, Feb. 1828, the set was bought by Oliver Kane of Albany thence to his second son, Delancey Kane, thence to thee letter's youngest daughter, Sybil Kent Lane, by whom it was given to her cousin, a great-grandson of Oliver Kane, James King Hand.
May 1929 Maria Franklin
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Please contact the specialist department to request further information or additional images that may be available.
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