A PAIR OF LAVENDER-BLUE 'POMEGRANATE' VASES HAORAN TANG MARK, DAOGUANG PERIOD

each of globular form, the waisted neck terminating in five everted folds of the fruit's stem, slip-decorated with a leafy flowering bough and a small single blossom, covered overall in a lustrous lavender-blue glaze draining to a pale blue over the decoration and around the rim of the mouth, the footring unglazed for firing, the three-character mark in underglaze blue on the countersunk base, with wood stands (4)

Collection of Mrs. Loretta Ng-Quinn Slaton  (1922-2009) and thence by descent.

The vases are in good condition.
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.
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Mr. Clyde and Mrs. Loretta Slaton were avid collectors of Chinese art.  Mrs. Slaton was born in Hong Kong and met Mr. Slaton during the Sino-Japanese War when he was stationed in Kunming with the American Foreign Ministry. They had a magnificent wedding in 1947 in Hong Kong.  Mrs. Slaton's family was well acquainted with the family of the late Soong Mei-ling who introduced her to many of the leading artists of the day and encouraged her to collect Chinese works of art.

There is a similar vase in the British Museum illustrated in Soame Jenyns, Later Chinese Porcelain, London, 1954, pl. CIV, 3c.