Important Chinese Art
Important Chinese Art
PROPERTY DEACCESSIONED FROM A SOUTHERN INSTITUTION
A SMALL 'DEHUA' TRIPOD CENSER, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD
Auction Closed
September 23, 08:35 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A SMALL 'DEHUA' TRIPOD CENSER
QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD
清康熙 德化白釉龍耳三足爐
the globular body supported on three splayed tapering legs and rising to a short neck, the shoulder set with a pair of small handles in the form of simplified dragons, covered overall with a lustrous white glaze, Japanese openwork silver cover (2)
Height 3¾ in., 9.5 cm
Collection of Dr. James D. Thornton (1921-2018).
Gifted to a Southern Institution in 1975.
來源
James D. Thornton 醫生 (1921-2018) 收藏
1975年贈與一南方機構
Dr. James D. Thornton was born in 1921 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. A successful physician who traveled frequently, he began collecting Chinese ceramics in the 1960s. Purchasing primarily from Frank Caro, successor to C.T. Loo, he amassed a formidable collection of Qing dynasty imperial porcelains. Based in Chicago, Dr. Thornton was a member of the illustrious group of collectors known as “The Orientals” which actively supported the Art Institute of Chicago. Generous with his collection, Dr. Thornton, loaned and gifted pieces to numerous institutions. A single owner ‘white glove’ sale of sixteen pieces from his collection, including several Qing dynasty imperial monochromes, was held at Christie’s Hong, 29th November 2017, lots 2801-2816.