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Lot 236

Two Chinese Blue and White Dishes

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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possibly late Qing dynasty, two wide, shallow, footed earthenware bowls: one with floral decoration, 3-1/8 x 12 in. diameter; one with floral decoration to exterior, lily pond border, center with outdoor scene with man crossing bridge, 2-1/2 x 11-5/8 in. diameter

Provenance: Art Trading Ltd., New York, NY, January 5, 1982 (accompanied by receipt for $745.32); Estate of Virginia B. Story, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina

Note: Floral decorated bowl exhibited at The Mint Museum of Art, from North Carolina China Council, 1980.

One with The Mint Museum of Art sticker on base, one with Art Trading Ltd. sticker on base.

Condition

surface dirt and accretion, scattered pinholes and small firing anomalies throughout; floral decorated bowl with some crazing