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September Premier Auction: Day 1

Fri, Sep 15, 2017 02:00PM EDT - Sat, Sep 16, 2017 02:00PM EDT
Lot 61

17th Century Blanc de Chine Oil Lamp

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

Chinese, censer form rounded body with slightly flared rim, sides with carved decoration of leaves and flowers, rounded foot, interior conical nozzle for wick, base of nozzle unglazed, 3-3/8 x 6-1/2 in.

Notes: Though at first glance this appears to look like a censer, one should note the manufactured hole in the base of the central wick holder.  The bottom of the piece would be filled with oil and it would fill the reservoir to fuel the lamp. For a similar example, please see: Blanc de Chine: The Great Porcelain of Dehua, by Robert Blumenfield. Page 35.

Condition

firing anomalies as made, some areas of glaze puddling on interior, surface scratching consistent with age and use, some discoloration around top of nozzle with glaze cracking

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