September Premier Auction: Day 2
Sat, Sep 16, 2017 09:00AM EDT - Sun, Sep 17, 2017 09:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 598
Eight Panel Chinese Table Screen
Estimate: $6,000 - $9,000
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 |
Qing dynasty, eight panel screen, each panel comprised of three sections inset with marble plaques, central marble plaques hand painted with courtly images of elderly Emperor and Empress with attendants, panels of Chinese characters with red chop seals, the reverse images depicts a mountainous landscape, other panels depict figures in repose, 30-3/4 x 58 1/2 in.
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 in San Francisco and from C.T. Loo in New York City. The items listed here descended in the family.
Sent from one of the Low sons in the Foreign Compound in Canton, China to his mother in Brooklyn in the early 19th century. Haukwa was the Low factor in Canton at this time.
Condition
some restoration to panels, panels with cracks, wood with rubbing and scratching consistent with age and use
