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Day 3 Fine Asian Works of Art

Sun, Nov 8, 2015 09:00AM EST - Mon, Nov 9, 2015 09:00AM EST
Lot 954

Famille Rose Porcelain Butterfly Dish

Estimate: $400 - $700

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Chinese, interior with two butterflies, rim with swirling dragons on yellow ground, unglazed foot, six-character Qianlong reign mark, 1 x 4 in. good condition, wear to gilt at rim. Notes: The period prototype for this dish was included in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, special exhibition, 1992, catalog No. 117. A similar dish was offered at Christie's in 1995, lot 773.. Provenance: Estate of Michael Lawrence Vermeer, Atlanta, Georgia

Condition

good condition, wear to gilt at rim

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