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Premier Auction - Session II

Sat, Sep 11, 2021 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1113

London Delft Blue and White Tea Canister

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

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$0 $25
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$1,000 $100
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$3,000 $250
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$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

circa 1720-30,ÿrectangular form with canted corners, painted with chinoiserie figure in a lush landscape on each side, flowers sprays and diaper pattern sections, inscribed number "2" at the base, 4-3/4 x 3-3/4 in., Provenance: G. Lefebvre Antiquaire, 24, Rue du Bac, Paris (label attached); Garry Atkins, London, purchased March 7, 2001 for œ3,750; Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey; Note: The label attached indicated that this tea canister was exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1959, item no. 44.

Condition

repaired chip to rim, area of repair/retouch at canted edge and corner, small chips and flaking at edges, small glaze voids and pinholesÿ

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