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A LARGE FAMILLE-ROSE 'MAGU' DISH QING DYNASTY, YONGZHENG PERIOD |
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Diameter 15 1/8 in., 39 cm
with curved sides rising from a short straight foot to an everted rim, finely painted to the interior with the Daoist immortal in flowing robes holding lingzhi, accompanied by a boy attendant and a deer with a peach blossom in the mouth, overhanging prunus branches above, the rim border with floral sprays, all enameled in delicate pastel shades, the rim gilt, the reverse glazed white
Provenance
Collection of Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony, King of Poland (1670-1733), Saxony, Dresden, inv. no. N=183 I.
Vanderven & Vanderven, 's-Hertogenbosch, 2006.
Vanderven & Vanderven, 's-Hertogenbosch, 2006.
Literature
Maureen Cassidy-Geiger, The Arnhold Collection of Meissen Porcelain, 1710-50, New York, 2008, pl. 366.
Condition
With a three-pronged star-crack in the body, and a hairline crack extending the length of the rim. With surface wear, light scratches, and minor wear to the enamels. 'N-183 I' scratched into the base and with an Arnhold Collection label. With minor firing imperfections, including having slightly smokey glaze in some areas.
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
An almost identical dish with the same Japanese Palace inventory number is in the Dresden Porcelain Collection, illustrated in Eva Ströber, La Maladie de porcelaine.../East Asian Porcelain from the Collection of Augustus the Strong, Berlin, 2001, pl. 32, where it is noted that such pieces likely entered the collection in 1727.