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A CHINESE EXPORT TWO-HANDLED BOWL AND COVER circa 1745-50
Estimate
4,000 - 5,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- height 4 13/16 in.
- 12.2 cm
en suite with the three preceding lots, the decorative arrangement similar to the preceding sauceboats, the center of the bowl with a gilt floral sprig, and the ear-shaped handles with gilt floral devices. Handle terminals chipped.
Provenance
Pol Michiels, Brussels, August 30, 1984
Condition
Bowl with one handle restuck, both handle terminals chipped, fritting around outer edge of rim and along the handle, cover knop with two 3/8 inch frits.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
See the note to lot 53. Identical covered bowls, presumably intended as sugar bowls rather than écuelles, are illustrated by; Le Corbeiller 1974, p. 99, fig. 53; Lunsingh Scheurleer, pl. 148; and Howard 1994, p. 170, no. 190, who illustrates one of the pair in the collection of Leo and Doris Hodroff, sold at Christie's in New York on January 24, 2007, lot 247.