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Day 2: Asian Arts, Modern & Sterling Silver

Fri, Sep 16, 2016 10:00AM EDT - Sat, Sep 17, 2016 10:00AM EDT
Lot 505

Three Aubergine-Glazed Porcelain 茄子色釉葫芦瓶、天球瓶、竹节香炉各一,明代或更晚

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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Vessels Chinese, Ming Dynasty and later: a Ming flanged double-gourd vase, lower bulb of campana shape, upper bulb shouldered below a short neck, each section encircled by four vertical notched figures, rich purple aubergine eggplant glaze pooling at unglazed base, 6-1/4 in., [hairline crack to foot rim, flanges with two repairs;] bombä-form censer with compressed bulbous body atop a splayed foot, lion-head handles, deep aubergine toned glaze, 2-1/4 in., [rim chips, glaze scratches, shows evidence of radical chatter marks from the potter's wheel, retains gray sticker]; gallbladder-shaped bottle vase, 6-1/4 in., [good condition]. Condition: . Notes: Please Note: Brunk Auctions provides condition reports as a courtesy to our clients and assumes no liability for any error or omission. Descriptions are our opinions and should in no way be construed as a guarantee of any kind as to age, condition, mater. Provenance: Gourd vase sold Sotheby's London, "Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art", 11 December 1990, lot 258; Estate of Michael Lawrence Vermeer, Atlanta, Georgia

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