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TWO POWDER-BLUE GROUND FAMILLE-VERTE DISHES QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD |
Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Porcelain
- Diameter of larger 10 7/8 in., 27.6 cm
the first with rounded shallow sides, the cavetto with four shaped reserves painted in bright famille-verte enamels with the 'Hundred Antiques,' a magpie on a prunus branch, and dahlias and aster blooming from rockwork, all around a central floriform reserve with an iron-red peony, set against a powder-blue ground with gilt foliate accents continuing to the reverse, the base glazed white; the other with a central scene of iron-red prunus blossoming on branches springing from rocks with butterflies nearby, within scalloped borders, the rim with four reserved cartouches with insects among flowers, all set against a powder-blue ground with gilt floral sprays, the base glazed white and centered by an underglaze blue vessel within a double circle (2)
Provenance
The ‘prunus’ dish:
Collection of James A. Garland (1840–1902), inv. no. 374.
Duveen Brothers, New York.
Collection of J. Pierpont Morgan (1867-1943), inv. no. 27.
Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York. The 'Hundred Antiques' dish:
Collection of Lord Suffield.
Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York.
Collection of James A. Garland (1840–1902), inv. no. 374.
Duveen Brothers, New York.
Collection of J. Pierpont Morgan (1867-1943), inv. no. 27.
Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York. The 'Hundred Antiques' dish:
Collection of Lord Suffield.
Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York.
Exhibited
The ‘prunus’ dish:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1910-1915 (on loan).
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1910-1915 (on loan).
Literature
The ‘prunus’ dish:
Stephen W. Bushell and William M. Laffan, Catalogue of the Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelains, New York, 1907, no. 27.
Stephen W. Bushell and William M. Laffan, Catalogue of the Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelains, New York, 1907, no. 27.
Condition
The 'prunus' dish with a flake chip to the rim and an associated hairline crack measuring approx. 3 cm. One of the beetles has been touched up. With fritting around the rim, minor wear and and minor firing imperfections. The other dish with a U-form section measuring approx. 10 cm wide restored to the rim. With firing imperfections and minor wear to the gilding and enamels.
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.