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Day 2: European & Asian Works of Art

Sat, Jan 16, 2016 09:00AM EST - Mon, Jan 18, 2016 09:00AM EST
Lot 272

Large Sacrificial Blue Bottle Vase

Estimate: $3,000 - $6,000

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Chinese, Qianlong mark, possibly of the period, fine elegantly potted vase of exquisite proportions, globular body with broad cylindrical neck, countersunk foot, rich purple-hued deep cobalt blue glaze with oil-spotting effect at base, slight purple cast due to presence of manganese in the glaze and this color is often referred to "Sacrificial Blue", Qianlong seal mark inscribed in the biscuit under blue glaze, 11-3/4 in. chips on foot where glaze has been ground, surface scratches. Provenance: Estate of Michael Lawrence Vermeer, Atlanta, Georgia

Condition

chips on foot where glaze has been ground, surface scratches

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