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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;moreotherstuff, post: 467276, member: 56&quot;]I knew I&#039;d seen tureens like these previously.&nbsp; I have a John T Dorrance, Jr. 1989 Sotheby&#039;s catalog that shows 2 pairs:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]159572[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The top pair sold for $173k.&nbsp; The bottom pair, which was a marriage from 2 different collections, sold for $93K.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]159574[/ATTACH]</p><p>No mention of armorials.&nbsp; I wonder if that helps, or hurts?</p><p><br /></p><p>I do have a Nelson Rockefeller catalog, Sotheby Park Bernet, 1980, but it is European porcelain so doesn&#039;t show anything like this.&nbsp; It does, however, include a Chelsea Pigeon tureen, c1755 (for which I found a photo online) with an estimate (nearly 40 years ago) of $13k-$15K:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]159589[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>That catalog also shows 2 of Meissen dolphin tureens, approximately same date, the one in better condition valued at $8k-$12k (again found a photo online):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]159590[/ATTACH]</p><p>This dolphin is actually one from the 1980 sale.&nbsp; It was back on the market in 2008 and sold for about $42k (Christie&#039;s photo).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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