Day 3 Fine Asian Works of Art
Sun, Nov 8, 2015 09:00AM EST - Mon, Nov 9, 2015 09:00AM EST
Live Auction
Lot 1142
Rare Celadon Glazed Double-Gourd Vase
Estimate: $5,000 - $10,000
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 |
Chinese, possibly Imperial, [ruyi] loop handles, mark of Qianlong on bottom in underglaze, 9-1/2 in. two firing cracks in rim as made. Provenance: Estate of Michael Lawrence Vermeer, Atlanta, Georgia; See Sotheby's Hong Kong, Sale 10/08/2014, Lot 3109 for a nearly identical example; A Qianlong vase of this type, but covered in a clair-de-lune glaze is in the Wah Kwong collection, and was included in the exhibition Chʻing porcelain from the Wah Kwong Collection, The Art Gallery, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1974, cat. no. 15; Another was sold at Christie’s London, 12th June 1989, lot 35A. A Yongzheng prototype to this vase, carved with a lotus scroll decoration, is in the Palace Museum, Beijing, and illustrated in The Complete Works of Chinese Ceramics, vol. 14, Shanghai, 1999, pl. 212, together with another decorated in doucai enamels, pl. 183.
Condition
two firing cracks in rim as made
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