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Asian Art Auction | October 19, 2023

Thu, Oct 19, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 297

Two Japanese Porcelain Vases

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

19th/20th century, comprising: cabinet vase with birds and marsh scene, urn form vase in crackle glaze, enamel and gilt decoration, impressed four character mark to base, 7-1/4 x 5-1/4 in.; studio pottery vase in brownish red glaze, with silver overlay enamel phoenix and floral decoration, rotund body with long tapered neck, 7 x 3-3/4 in. 

Provenance: 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  

Condition

slight wear to bases, pinholes, slight loss to enamel and gilt; brownish red vase with crazing

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