Provenance
Sir John Jordon GCMG GCIE KCB

One bearing paper label on the stand which reads "The seals on the base are Keen Lung period, 1736-1795, Formerly the property of Sir J. N. Jordan, British minister in Peking"

Jordan was born in Balloo, County Down, Ireland, the son of John Jordan, a wealthy Presbyterian farmer, and his wife Mary (née Newell). He was educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution, Queen's College, Belfast and Queen's College, Cork. In 1876 he joined the Chinese Consular Service as a student interpreter. He held various posts in South China before being appointed Chinese Secretary at the British Legation in Peking in 1891.

In 1896 he was appointed Consul-General at Seoul, Korea, becoming Chargé d'affaires in 1898 and Minister-Resident in August 1901. He remained there until November 1905, being appointed Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in 1904. Jordan received the Queen Victoria Jubilee Medal in 1897 followed by the King Edward VII Coronation Medal in 1902.

In 1906 he was appointed HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to China as the successor to Sir Ernest Satow and remained in the post until his retirement in 1920. He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 1909 Birthday Honours and in 1910 received the Freedom of the City of Belfast at the same ceremony as the Scottish-American industrialist Andrew Carnegie.[7] Jordan was appointed Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (GCIE) in 1911, and Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) in the 1920 Birthday Honours shortly after his retirement. He was also appointed to the Privy Council in 1915, entitling him to the style "The Right Honourable".

They had four children: three sons and a daughter. Dr John Herbert Jordan MC (1887–1949) was head of the Department of Public Health in Shanghai. Edith Mary Jordan (1890–1918) was married in 1911 to Lieutenant-General Sir Travers Clarke (1871-1962) and died in the flu pandemic seven years later. Robert Cromie "Bob" Jordan (1891–1966) worked as a young man in the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank in Shanghai, before contracting polio.

Sir John and Lady Jordan were keen Sinophiles and collectors. Part of their extensive collection of ornate oriental carvings, jade, silver, ivories, textiles, porcelain, paintings and teapots was bequeathed to Bangor Borough Council by their son Bob and now form part of the collections of the North Down Museum.

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1 — A Chinese famille verte blue ground rouleau vase Late Qing dynasty

2 — A Chinese slender shouldered famille verte vase six character Kangxi marks but early 20th century

3 — A Chinese famille rose footed punch bowl Qianlong

4 — A Chinese underglaze blue and red enamel dragon wine cup Daoguang seal marks

5 — A Chinese famille verte bottle vase Late Qing dynasty

6 — A Chinese famille rose porcelain plaque 18th/19th century

7 — Two Chinese monochrome porcelain vessels

8 — A group of four Canton famille rose porcelain teapots

9 — A pair of Chinese triangular wall vases Six-character Qianlong marks in red enamel but Late Qing dynasty/ Republic period

10 — A pair of Chinese green glazed vases Kangxi marks but later

11 — A collection of Chinese blue and white ginger jars 19th/20th century, some with Kangxi marks

12 — A Chinese doucai porcelain jar and cover Wanli six character marks but later

13 — A group of Chinese blue and white prunus blossom decorated wares 18th century to early 20th century

14 — A collection of Chinese polychrome porcelains Late 19th/early 20th century

15 — A Chinese blue and white baluster vase 19th century

16• — Chinese railway map -'Map of Shanghai-Nanking and Shanghai Hangchow Ningbo Railways... Newly Published by the Map Department of Chinse Engineering and Construction Association' Circa 1900

17 — A bound pair of Chinese pith paper portraits 19th century

18 — A collection of Chinese blue and white export porcelain dishes 18th century

19 — A pair of Chinese porcelain polychrome vases 20th century

20 — A pair of Chinese clair-de-lune glazed porcelain jars 19th/20th century

21 — A Chinese bronze brush pot, Bitong 20th century

22 — A collection of Chinese wooden stands 19th/20th century

23 — A Canton famille rose celadon ground vase 19th century,

24 — A Chinese blue and white rouleau vase Qing dynasty

25 — Two Chinese famille rose plaques Circa 1900

27 — A collection of Chinese export porcelains 18th century

28 — Four Chinese bronze vessels 19th century

29 — A Chinese or Japanese blue and white 'Tree-and-Well' meat dish 18th/19th century

30 — A collection of Chinese bronze wares 19th century

31 — A set of five Chinese famille rose plates 18th century

32 — A collection of Chinese polychrome vases Mostly 19th century

33 — A Chinese blue and white bowl Chenghua six character mark but later,

34 — A collection of Chinese blue and white porcelain plates 18th century and later

35 — A collection of Chinese export porcelain bowls 18th century

36 — A collection of Chinese export porcelain teawares 18th century

37 — A collection of Chinese export porcelain mugs 18th century

38 — A Chinese Ge-type bottle vase 19th century

39 — A Chinese miniature Yun-type vase Song or later

40 — A collection of Canton famille rose porcelains 19th century

41 — A Chinese blanc-de-chine candlestick 19th century

42 — A Chinese famille verte charger 20th century

43 — A Chinese sang-de-boeuf porcelain glazed bowl 19th century

44 — A Chinese white glazed porcelain saucer dish Hongwu Four character mark but 18th/19th century

45 — A Chinese giltwood figure of a guardian warrior, Weituo 17th/18th century

46 — A Chinese pale grey jade belt hook 18th century

47 — Two Chinese enamelled porcelain bowls Both with Qianlong marks but later

48 — A pair of Chinese two-handled cloisonné vases 19th/20th century

49 — Two agate bowls Probably 20th century

50 — A collection of six paktong tobacco pipes 19th century

51 — A Chinese blue and white oval basket and stand 18th/19th century

52 — A small Chinese Cizhou 'Bird' jar Yuan or later

53 — A Chinese silver casket By Luen Wo of Canton and Shanghai, circa 1890

54 — A collection of Chinese export porcelains 18th century

55 — A collection of Chinese soapstone carvings 19th century

56 — A collection of five Chinese blue and white porcelain vases 19th/early 20th century

57 — A Chinese archaistic jade carving of a dragon Ming or later

58 — A collection of Chinese soapstone desk seals 19th /20th century

59 — A collection of Chinese jade carvings

60 — A Chinese Imari ginger jar 18th century

61Y — A Chinese silver and rosewood desk stand Maker's mark for Cumshing, late Qing dynasty

62 — Eight Chinese export jugs 18th/19th century

63 — A large Chinese blue and white porcelain vase 19th century

64 — A famille verte baluster jar and matched cover Late Qing dynasty

65 — A Chinese famille rose vase 18th century

66 — A collection of Chinese blue and white and polychrome export porcelain teawares 18th century

67 — A Chinese sancai glazed table offering Ming

68 — A collection of Chinese interior painted snuff bottles 20th century

69Y — A collection of Chinese objects 19th/20th century

70 — A Chinese sang de boeuf glazed vase and cover 19th/20th century

71 — A collection of Chinese champleve and cloisonné enamel bronze items 19th/20th century

72 — A pair of Chinese famille rose dishes 18th century

73 — A collection of Chinese blue and white porcelain 19th century

74 — A collection of Chinese blue and white porcelain dishes 18th/19th century

75 — A Chinese famille rose ovoid jar and cover Kangxi mark but later,

76 — A pair of Chinese deep famille rose bowls Yongzheng six character marks but later

78 — A Chinese jade seal Probably 20th century

79 — A parcel-gilt figure of Cakrasaṃvara Sino-Tibet or Nepal, 19th/20th century

1 —
A Chinese famille verte blue ground rouleau vase
Late Qing dynasty

2 —
A Chinese slender shouldered famille verte vase
six character Kangxi marks but early 20th century

3 —
A Chinese famille rose footed punch bowl
Qianlong

4 —
A Chinese underglaze blue and red enamel dragon wine cup
Daoguang seal marks

5 —
A Chinese famille verte bottle vase
Late Qing dynasty

6 —
A Chinese famille rose porcelain plaque
18th/19th century

7 —
Two Chinese monochrome porcelain vessels

8 —
A group of four Canton famille rose porcelain teapots

9 —
A pair of Chinese triangular wall vases
Six-character Qianlong marks in red enamel but Late Qing dynasty/ Republic period

10 —
A pair of Chinese green glazed vases
Kangxi marks but later

11 —
A collection of Chinese blue and white ginger jars
19th/20th century, some with Kangxi marks

12 —
A Chinese doucai porcelain jar and cover
Wanli six character marks but later

13 —
A group of Chinese blue and white prunus blossom decorated wares
18th century to early 20th century

14 —
A collection of Chinese polychrome porcelains
Late 19th/early 20th century

15 —
A Chinese blue and white baluster vase
19th century

16^• —
Chinese railway map -'Map of Shanghai-Nanking and Shanghai Hangchow Ningbo Railways... Newly Published by the Map Department of Chinse Engineering and Construction Association'
Circa 1900

17 —
A bound pair of Chinese pith paper portraits
19th century

18 —
A collection of Chinese blue and white export porcelain dishes
18th century

19 —
A pair of Chinese porcelain polychrome vases
20th century

20 —
A pair of Chinese clair-de-lune glazed porcelain jars
19th/20th century

21 —
A Chinese bronze brush pot, Bitong
20th century

22 —
A collection of Chinese wooden stands
19th/20th century

23 —
A Canton famille rose celadon ground vase
19th century,

24 —
A Chinese blue and white rouleau vase
Qing dynasty

25 —
Two Chinese famille rose plaques
Circa 1900

27 —
A collection of Chinese export porcelains
18th century

28 —
Four Chinese bronze vessels
19th century

29 —
A Chinese or Japanese blue and white 'Tree-and-Well' meat dish
18th/19th century

30 —
A collection of Chinese bronze wares
19th century

31 —
A set of five Chinese famille rose plates
18th century

32 —
A collection of Chinese polychrome vases
Mostly 19th century

33 —
A Chinese blue and white bowl
Chenghua six character mark but later,

34 —
A collection of Chinese blue and white porcelain plates
18th century and later

35 —
A collection of Chinese export porcelain bowls
18th century

36 —
A collection of Chinese export porcelain teawares
18th century

37 —
A collection of Chinese export porcelain mugs
18th century

38 —
A Chinese Ge-type bottle vase
19th century

39 —
A Chinese miniature Yun-type vase
Song or later

40 —
A collection of Canton famille rose porcelains
19th century

41 —
A Chinese blanc-de-chine candlestick
19th century

42 —
A Chinese famille verte charger
20th century

43 —
A Chinese sang-de-boeuf porcelain glazed bowl
19th century

44 —
A Chinese white glazed porcelain saucer dish
Hongwu Four character mark but 18th/19th century

45 —
A Chinese giltwood figure of a guardian warrior, Weituo
17th/18th century

46 —
A Chinese pale grey jade belt hook
18th century

47 —
Two Chinese enamelled porcelain bowls
Both with Qianlong marks but later

48 —
A pair of Chinese two-handled cloisonné vases
19th/20th century

49 —
Two agate bowls
Probably 20th century

50 —
A collection of six paktong tobacco pipes
19th century

51 —
A Chinese blue and white oval basket and stand
18th/19th century

52 —
A small Chinese Cizhou 'Bird' jar
Yuan or later

53 —
A Chinese silver casket
By Luen Wo of Canton and Shanghai, circa 1890

54 —
A collection of Chinese export porcelains
18th century

55 —
A collection of Chinese soapstone carvings
19th century

56 —
A collection of five Chinese blue and white porcelain vases
19th/early 20th century

57 —
A Chinese archaistic jade carving of a dragon
Ming or later

58 —
A collection of Chinese soapstone desk seals
19th /20th century

59 —
A collection of Chinese jade carvings

60 —
A Chinese Imari ginger jar
18th century

61^Y —
A Chinese silver and rosewood desk stand
Maker's mark for Cumshing, late Qing dynasty

62 —
Eight Chinese export jugs
18th/19th century

63 —
A large Chinese blue and white porcelain vase
19th century

64 —
A famille verte baluster jar and matched cover
Late Qing dynasty

65 —
A Chinese famille rose vase
18th century

66 —
A collection of Chinese blue and white and polychrome export porcelain teawares
18th century

67 —
A Chinese sancai glazed table offering
Ming

68 —
A collection of Chinese interior painted snuff bottles
20th century

69^Y —
A collection of Chinese objects
19th/20th century

70 —
A Chinese sang de boeuf glazed vase and cover
19th/20th century

71 —
A collection of Chinese champleve and cloisonné enamel bronze items
19th/20th century

72 —
A pair of Chinese famille rose dishes
18th century

73 —
A collection of Chinese blue and white porcelain
19th century

74 —
A collection of Chinese blue and white porcelain dishes
18th/19th century

75 —
A Chinese famille rose ovoid jar and cover
Kangxi mark but later,

76 —
A pair of Chinese deep famille rose bowls
Yongzheng six character marks but later

78 —
A Chinese jade seal
Probably 20th century

79 —
A parcel-gilt figure of Cakrasaṃvara
Sino-Tibet or Nepal, 19th/20th century

80 —
A collection of Chinese blue and white porcelain vases
19th century

81 —
A Chinese blue and white bottle vase
Late Qing dynasty/20th century

82 —
Two Canton famille rose bowls
19th/20th century,