Sep 16, 2003 10:00 EST
F. Gordon Morrill Collection/Chinese & Chinese Export Porcelain
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RARE CHINESE EXPORT ENAMELED YELLOW GROUND PORCELAIN TEAPOT AND COVER
Qianlong Period, circa 1740
Height 4 3/4 inches (12.1 cm)
Of globular form, decorated with lilac feathers on a yellow trellis pattern ground, with gilt details.
PROVENANCE:
Christie's, London, 13 November 1967, lot 48, Spink & Son as agent
SIMILAR EXAMPLE:
Clare Le Corbeiller and Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen, Chinese Export Porcelain (The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin) Winter 2003 vol. LX, no. 3, p. 27
CONDITION:
Tiny chip to spout and base
Sold for $27,500
Estimated at $10,000 - $15,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
RARE CHINESE EXPORT ENAMELED YELLOW GROUND PORCELAIN TEAPOT AND COVER
Qianlong Period, circa 1740
Height 4 3/4 inches (12.1 cm)
Of globular form, decorated with lilac feathers on a yellow trellis pattern ground, with gilt details.
PROVENANCE:
Christie's, London, 13 November 1967, lot 48, Spink & Son as agent
SIMILAR EXAMPLE:
Clare Le Corbeiller and Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen, Chinese Export Porcelain (The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin) Winter 2003 vol. LX, no. 3, p. 27
CONDITION:
Tiny chip to spout and base
Auction: F. Gordon Morrill Collection/Chinese & Chinese Export Porcelain, Sep 16, 2003
