Lot 537
  • 537

A GROUP OF CELADON WARES

Estimate
200 - 300 GBP
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Description

comprising: a mallet-shaped vase, the tall neck set with a pair of dragon handles and covered overall in a bluish-green glaze; a similarly glazed 'lotus' bowl; and a celadon-glazed model of a boat

Literature

Bo Gyllensvard, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1964, pls 98 (vase) and 124 (bowl).

Chinese Ceramic Treasures. A Selection from the Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Including the Carl Kempe Collection, Ulricehamn, 2002, pl. 103 (boat).

Condition

The mallet vase: There is an area (about 1/3) of the rim that has been restored. The foot is not quite circular in form. The bowl: Is generally in good condition. There are four iron spots/pinholes to the interior and around 15 to the exterior. The boat: There is crackle to the glaze but otherwise good condition.
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