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Asian and Emporium Auction

Fri, Jan 15, 2021 09:00AM EST
Lot 9

Chinese Sancai Glazed Pottery Cockerel, Foo Dog

Estimate: $400 - $600

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
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$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
Tang or Tang style, molded hollow form of a standing cockerel, glazed with streaks of blue, amber, and cream, 6-1/2 in.; molded hollow foo dog, glazed with green and amber, 3-1/2 in. - Provenance: Sotheby's, New York, Lot 214 (foo dog, string tag label attached); C. T. Loo, 1958 (Cockerel); Property from the Collection of Senator Hugh Scott, now the Property of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Condition

cockerel with some tiny glaze flakes and kiln flaw on neck, foo dog with repairs to two legs and ear, other light scratches and wear
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