SIR MICHAEL BUTLER (1927-2013) started collecting in 1961, when 17th century Chinese porcelain was available in good quantities, was unfashionable and misunderstood. Half a century later, when his collection numbered over 850 pieces, the situation had completely...
“The book brings a wealth of new research .. . and by comparison to a huge database of dated porcelains assembled and published in the book.” — Asian Art Newspaper, December 2021 VIEW THE WHOLE...
Sir Michael Butler’s ambitions were modest when he made his first purchase of Chinese porcelain in the salesrooms of Sotheby’s, London in February 1961; he was looking for beautiful objects to fill the empty shelves in his new house. However, one piece in the lot of...
