Lot 1444
  • 1444

FOUR FAMILLE-VERTE BISCUIT-GLAZED SCHOLAR'S OBJECTS QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • ceramics
including a water-dropper in the form of a green-glazed cluster of lychee; a green-glazed gourd-form water-dropper with a yellow and aubergine-glaze bat form stopper; a large yellow glaze toad-form brushwasher; a green, yellow, turguoise and aubergine-glazed figure of a recumbent rabbit, a crescent moon on its back forming a mirror stand (5)

Condition

The lychee-form water-dropper has breaks and losses to the stems and a chip to the tip of the spout. The gourd-form water-dropper has breaks and losses to two leaves and to the wings of the bat-form stopper. The toad-form brush washer has chips around the mouth rim and a chip to its front left foot. The rabbit has repairs and overpaint to the crescent-form mirror support.
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.