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A PAIR OF CANTON ENAMEL QUATREFOIL DISHES QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Estimate
12,000 - 15,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- ceramic
each dish depicting a scholar and attendant in a grassy landscape setting with a large buffalo under a tree, the base of one with a central flowering peach, the other with a finger citron, both surrounded by four clusters of different flowers, the rim and foot set with a metal rim (2)
Provenance
Spink & Son Ltd, London.
Collection of Kenyon V. Painter, Cleveland, Ohio, Tanzania, 1910s, and thence by descent.
Collection of Kenyon V. Painter, Cleveland, Ohio, Tanzania, 1910s, and thence by descent.
Condition
Both dishes with the expected light crackling to the enamel due to age, as well as scattered burst bubbles. One dish with a brown patch below the tree and some restoration on the exterior below the rim to the white enamel. The other dish is 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.
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.