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A FAMILLE-VERTE BISCUIT OCTAGONAL STAND QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- ceramics
richly enameled, the top with a lively pair of confronting chilong among scrolling lotus blooms issuing leaves and pads and 'draping' over four sides, partially obscuring rectangular panels of wanzi pattern openwork, above an aubergine faux bois cabriole-leg stand all supported on a conforming plinth painted with auspicious emblems, central apertures to the base and top
Provenance
Collection of James A. Garland (1840-1902), New York.
Duveen, New York.
Collection of John Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), New York.
Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York.
Duveen, New York.
Collection of John Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), New York.
Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York.
Exhibited
Stephen W. Bushell and William M. Laffan, Catalogue of The Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelain, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1904, Case XXV, no. cat. 662.
Condition
Restoration and over-painting to areas along the edges of the triangular panels, and to one a faceted corner. Scattered touch-ups to the base and an approx. 2 inch circular polished-down kiln adhesion to the top. The surface with overall wear.
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
A pair of famille-verte biscuit stands of the same form but taller and with solid sides in The British Royal Collection is illustrated in John Ayers, Chinese and Japanese Works of Art in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen, vol. I, London, 2016, pls 505-6. See also a hexagonal lantern similarly decorated but slightly smaller and with an openwork panel at the top, illustrated in Christiaan J.A. Jörg, Famille Verte Chinese Porcelain in Green Enamels, Groninger Museum, Groninger, 2011, cat. no. 107.