Brunk Auctions
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Asian Arts | January 12, 2023

Thu, Jan 12, 2023 09:00AM EST
Lot 231

Two Chinese Underglaze Blue Stem Cups, One Vase

Estimate: $300 - $500

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$0 $25
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$3,000 $250
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$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

comprising: with four character reign mark of the Kangxi emperor, design of dragons, banding, and leaf decoration, 3-3/4 x 5 in.; short cup with overall floral design, bats and banding on underside, scalloped edge, 2-3/8 x 5-1/2 in.; vase with bulbous body, landscape scene, banding on mouth, 3-7/8 x 4-7/8 in.

Note: William Joseph Roache and his family moved from Australia to Hong Kong in the early 1960s. He was employed as an Agronomist, and his job took him out into the Chinese countryside. In these travels, he purchased Chinese art, typically porcelains, from locals and shops. Mr. Roache then moved to Singapore in the late 1960s and continued his passion for collecting. After moving to the United States, he and his family retired to a horse farm in Rutherfordton, North Carolina where he lived surrounded by his beloved objects.

Provenance: Collection of William Joseph Roache, Rutherfordton, North Carolina; by descent in family

Condition

chip and hairline to rim, chipping and wear to base; anomalies, pinholes, and firing cracks, small chip and crack to scalloped edge, chip and wear to base; anomalies and pinholes, surface accretion

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