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Thu, Apr 28, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 89

Five Chinese Blue and White Pottery Bowls

Estimate: $500 - $700

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

Ming dynasty, three Swatow ware bowls: one with loosely painted phoenix, apocryphal mark, 12-1/4 in. diameter; one with ducks by a lotus pond, 11-1/4 in. diameter; one with prancing deer in a landscape, 10 in. diameter; Qing dynasty, two similar saucer bowls, square chop within double rings, Sanskrit style characters, larger 7-1/2 in.

Provenance: A Private Boulder, Colorado Estate

Condition

phoenix example with hairlines and glaze crackle, rough foot/kiln debris; duck example with rough foot/kiln debris; deer example with possible repair to base (dull ring), hairlines, yellow crazing, small chips to foot; Sanskrit saucers with hairlines; other scratches, glaze chips and flakes, crazing, and wear consistent with age