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Asian Art Auction

Thu, Jan 13, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 250

Eight Pieces of Chinese Enameled Porcelain

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

bowl with iron red Tongzhi seal mark, large peony spray and two birds; pair of small eggshell bowls with blue Kangxi seal mark, chickens and chicks in a landscape; pair of scalloped rim saucers, underglaze blue rabbit mark within double rings, probably Kangxi period; two sweet meat dishes with iron red Tongzhi seal mark, each depicting two Immortals; small saucer, floral design; largest 2-7/8 x 7-3/4 in.

Provenance: Art Trading Ltd. New York, NY, purchased August 1, 1981 for $280 (two scalloped saucers, accompanied by copy of receipt); Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, NY Sale 3716, Lot 333, purchased January 1975 for $60 (bowl with peony, accompanied by copy of receipt); Estate of Virginia B. Story, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina

Condition

peony example with reduced rim and gilt paint retouch; other small scattered nicks, light enamel losses, scratches, some surface dirt

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