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Emporium Auction - July 13, 2023

Thu, Jul 13, 2023 09:00AM EDT
  • Collections of the Darsie-Thomson Families, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Lot 31

Three Canton Blue and White Reticulated Chestnut Baskets with Trays

Estimate: $200 - $400

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

each with underglaze blue decoration of seaside scenes, in graduating sizes, largest basket, 4-1/4 x 11 in., largest undertray, 1-1/2 x 11 in.

Condition

anomalies, pinholes, and glaze voids, surface accretion; small undertray with hairline at edge

Property from the Thomson House, 5th Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, built by Thomas Chalmers Darsie; by descent to Anne Darsie Thomson then to Robert Thomson; Gifted 2014 to Chatham University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania