Sep 16, 2003 10:00 EST
F. Gordon Morrill Collection/Chinese & Chinese Export Porcelain
69
PAIR OF BLACK-GROUND CLOISONNE JARS AND COVERS
18th Century
Height 7 1/8 inches (18.1 cm)
Decorated in the round with fruiting pomegranate shrubs, flowering tree peonies, rockwork and long tailed cuckoos. The covers are decorated with a central stylized chrysanthemum surrounded by four stylized peonies. The edges of the covers, mouths and feet are reinforced by copper bands, all of which have been gilded; interiors ungilded.
PROVENANCE:
Hugh Moss, London, 13 November 1973
CONDITION:
Flat 1 cm chip at one shoulder of a small bird. Other jar with a few small chips, one deep enough to expose the copper and all filled with colored wax
Sold for $3,500
Estimated at $4,000 - $6,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
PAIR OF BLACK-GROUND CLOISONNE JARS AND COVERS
18th Century
Height 7 1/8 inches (18.1 cm)
Decorated in the round with fruiting pomegranate shrubs, flowering tree peonies, rockwork and long tailed cuckoos. The covers are decorated with a central stylized chrysanthemum surrounded by four stylized peonies. The edges of the covers, mouths and feet are reinforced by copper bands, all of which have been gilded; interiors ungilded.
PROVENANCE:
Hugh Moss, London, 13 November 1973
CONDITION:
Flat 1 cm chip at one shoulder of a small bird. Other jar with a few small chips, one deep enough to expose the copper and all filled with colored wax
Auction: F. Gordon Morrill Collection/Chinese & Chinese Export Porcelain, Sep 16, 2003
