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CIRCA 1760
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A PAIR OF LONGTON HALL PORCELAIN LETTUCE TUREENS AND COVERS
CIRCA 1760
Each naturalistically modelled as a small lettuce with pale green leaves and puce veins, the finials as a scrolling leaf, the interior of one cover painted as a leaf, the interior of the other base with a leaf, the cover with a flower spray
4½ in. (11.4 cm.) long (4)
CIRCA 1760
Each naturalistically modelled as a small lettuce with pale green leaves and puce veins, the finials as a scrolling leaf, the interior of one cover painted as a leaf, the interior of the other base with a leaf, the cover with a flower spray
4½ in. (11.4 cm.) long (4)
Provenance
with D.M. & P. Manheim, New York.
Estate of James Donahue, Broadhollow, Old Brookville, Long Island; Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 2-4 November 1967, lot 161 ($7,500).
Estate of James Donahue, Broadhollow, Old Brookville, Long Island; Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 2-4 November 1967, lot 161 ($7,500).
Special notice
Christie's is selling all lots in this sale as agent for an organization which holds a State of New York Exempt Organization certificate. Seller explicitly reserves all trademark and trade name rights and rights of privacy and publicity in the name and image of Doris Duke. No buyer of any property in this sale will acquire any right to use the Doris Duke name or image. Seller further explicitly reserves all copyright rights in designs or other copyrightable works included in the property offered for sale. No buyer of any property in the sale will acquire the rights to reproduce, distribute copies of, or prepare derivative works of such designs or copyrightable works.