Premier Summer Sale | June 25, 2025
Wed, Jun 25, 2025 10:00AM EDT
Lot 38
Chinese Export Porcelain Covered Sugar Bowl with Western Scenes, ex. Mottahedeh Collection
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
Sold for
$4,000
Sold Price excludes BP
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $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 |
circa 1740, gilt scrollwork surrounding panels featuring two coopers constructing a barrel and a mother with a child on her knee, the lid with Meissen style panels, 3-1/4 x 4-3/4 x 4-3/4 in. overall
Provenance: Sotheby's, New York, The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Rafi Y. Mottahedeh, January 30, 1985, lot 123; Sotheby's, New York, The Collection Of Khalil Rizk, April 25, 2008, lot 194 (labels); Former Collection of Louise Eaton, Washington, D.C. (label); The Collection of John Suval, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Literature: David Howard and John Ayers, China for the West, Volume I, p. 198, fig. 195.
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Sotheby's, New York, The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Rafi Y. Mottahedeh, January 30, 1985, lot 123; Sotheby's, New York, The Collection Of Khalil Rizk, April 25, 2008, lot 194 (labels); Former Collection of Louise Eaton, Washington, D.C. (label); The Collection of John Suval, Fredericksburg, Virginia
minor anomalies and pinholes, loss to gilt and some loss to enamel, repair to rim of bowl, small chip to rim of lid, scattered filled chips to lid rim (see blacklight)
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