Sotheby's to auction Chinese export from the collection of Elinor Gordon
- December 22, 2009 14:31
On Jan. 23., Sotheby’s will offer over 280 lots of Chinese export porcelain and China Trade paintings from the private collection of esteemed dealer Elinor Gordon (1918-2009), who exhibited at the Winter Antiques Show since 1955. Highlights of the sale include an orange Fitzhugh platter (est. $12,000/18,000) and ‘Order of the Cincinnati’ Plate, circa 1785 from the earliest service decorated with the order owned by George Washington and Henry Lee (est. $30/50,000)
