Lot Essay
An example of this rare form in blanc-de-chine is illustrated by R. H. Blumenfield, Blanc de Chine, The Great Porcelain of Dehua, Berkeley, 2002, p. 35, fig. A.
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17TH CENTURY
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A RARE BLANC-DE-CHINE OIL LAMP AND STAND
17TH CENTURY
The compressed body raised on a small circular foot and with a raised edge on the shoulder below the waisted neck and everted rim, the center of the interior with three conjoined tapering conical holders, each with an aperture at its base, the bombé stand cut with three openings above the spreading foot; with a silver openwork cover made in imitation of woven caning
6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) high overall, Japanese wood box
17TH CENTURY
The compressed body raised on a small circular foot and with a raised edge on the shoulder below the waisted neck and everted rim, the center of the interior with three conjoined tapering conical holders, each with an aperture at its base, the bombé stand cut with three openings above the spreading foot; with a silver openwork cover made in imitation of woven caning
6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) high overall, Japanese wood box