Brunk Auctions
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Premier Auction - Session II

Sat, Mar 26, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1122

Pair of Chinese Famille Verte Porcelain Covered Vases

Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500

Bid Increments

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$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

Kangxi period, for the European market, lobed baluster vases, covers with molded foo dog finials, enamel painted in the famille verte palette, auspicious objects along the neck above a border scrolling lotus flowers on iron red ground, large panel on each side depicting birds in a garden with rocky outcrop, the sides decorated with butterflies and floral sprays on green ground, 12 x 5 in.

Provenance: Ralph M. Chait Galleries, Inc., New York, New York (accompanied by gallery description); Property from an Important Charleston Collection

Condition

one with restoration to neck (sprayed, slight fading) and extending down to area of body (likely a hairline crack), covers with some repair/retouch at finials, one cover with restoration (sprayed, slight fading), and small hairline at flange, one cover with small chips to flange, areas of blue color retouch, minor wear to enamel, glaze fritting, scratches, interior firing cracks, putty residue at base

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