Chinese Export Fitzhugh Octagonal Platter, Ca. 1820

China Early 19th Century

A Chinese Export Fitzhugh blue and white Octagonal Platter, the first one (possibly a tureen under plate) I’ve seen. The color is strong, the glaze is glassy and it is thinly potted.

Price

$800

Condition

very good + except for edge fritting, a very faint 1.75" hair line and one small chip on the underside of the rim.

Measurements

15.5" side to side, 16.5" point to point

Next Piece

American Coin Silver Child’s Mug

A nice little mug that is engraved with leafage and a molded top and bottom edge with a cast handle. The inscription says “CGL, 23rd Prov. 25th, 1854. The bottom of the mug is stamped “Pure Silver Coin” and a maker’s mark for Tifft and Whiting of N. Attleboro, Mass. working 1840 – 1853