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September Premier Auction: Day 2

Sat, Sep 16, 2017 09:00AM EDT - Sun, Sep 17, 2017 09:00AM EDT
Lot 591

Eight Chinese Export Animal Figurines

Estimate: $400 - $800

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

18th/19th century, crane on rocky outcropping, 4-1/2 in., good condition overall, some minor chips to base; brown glazed duck, 2-1/2 in., good condition; green glazed recumbent horse, 1-3/4 in., chips; pair of green glazed parrots on open work bases, 2-3/8 in., hairline on one leg; pair brown parrots, 2-1/4 in., firing anomalies; green parrot, 2-3/8 in., restoration to body

Notes: The Pierreponts were the most important family in Brooklyn Heights in the 19th and early 20th centuries.  The family mansion, built by Henry Pierrepont and located at One Pierrepont Place in Brooklyn Heights, became the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Low Pierrepont.  Mrs. Pierrepont purchased much of her Asian ceramic collection from Gump’s in San Francisco and from C.T. Loo in New York City.  The items listed here descended in the family.