Rare porcelain coffee pot for the New Spain market - Lot 109

Rare porcelain coffee pot for the New Spain market the proclamation of Charles IV. IV. China, Qianlong period (1736-1795), circa 1792 Provenance : -Elinor Gordon (1918-2009), Pennsylvania, the first art dealer to specialize in Chinese export porcelain -Sotheby's NYC, Chinese Export Porcelain From The Private Collection Of Elinor Gordon, January 23, 2010, lot 215) -Jorge Welsh, Lisbon (Chinese Armorial for Spain, no. 77) Decorated in famille rose enamels, with on the body a reproduction of the reverse of the Charles IV Proclamation medal, commissioned by the Consulado de Maxico (a merchant guild and commercial court). In December 1788, Charles IV, son of Charles III and Marie-Amélie de Saxe, was proclaimed King of Spain. To mark the occasion, a number of institutions - municipalities, universities, guilds - ordered medals, each decorated on one side with a bust of the new king and distributed to distinguished recipients in celebration. The reverse of the medals featured the arms or insignia of the sponsoring institution, some designed by the engraver Geronimo Antonio Gil. Export china orders were placed for seven of these medals, each faithfully reproducing the details of the original in the colors of famille rose enamel. For a comprehensive history of the medals, see A. Diez de Rivera, Proclamation Medals and Related Chinese Export Services in the Reign of Charles IV of Spain, Oriental Art, vol. LV no. 3, 2005-2006, Several pieces from this commission are held at the Museo Franz Mayer in Mexico City, as well as in private collections. Restoration to handle. Lid missing. Dim. 10 cm x 10 cm RESTORATION TO HANDLE