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Day 3 - Important Asian Works of Art

Sun, Nov 16, 2014 09:00AM EST - Mon, Nov 17, 2014 09:00AM EST
Lot 1148

Two Chinese Export Tea Caddies,

Estimate: $300 - $500

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
Pair Black-Lacquered Wall Brackets tea caddy with hat-form lid with ball finial, floral decoration, pedestal base, gilt highlights, late 18th century, 5 in.; tea caddy of similar form, ball finial, flowers and quail in a landscape, pedestal-form base, 5-1/2 in.; pair wall brackets, figures in a landscape with pagoda within scrolling framework, late 19th/early 20th century, 8-5/8 in., one caddy with old repair and restoration to lid (finial reattached), top rim and shoulder and body with age crack from base into body, gilt losses; second tea caddy with chips to interior of lid, gilt and enamel losses, minor flakes to base rim, discoloration at shoulder; brackets with minor losses to gilt and enamel decoration, scratches and signs of wear. Provenance: Tea caddies Sotheby's, April 25, 2000; Tennessee Private Collection

Condition

one caddy with old repair and restoration to lid (finial reattached), top rim and shoulder and body with age crack from base into body, gilt losses; second tea caddy with chips to interior of lid, gilt and enamel losses, minor flakes to base rim, discoloration at shoulder; brackets with minor losses to gilt and enamel decoration, scratches and signs of wear