CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

Details

A LARGE HUANGHUALI SCROLL POT
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Of wide cylindrical form, the wood of a rich dark brown tone with attractive grain, the base with a nanmu plug, fitted with a separate metal liner
11 ¾ in. (29.8 cm.) diam.

Provenance

Eastern Pacific Co., Hong Kong, 1986.
The Irving Collection, no. 999.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

A huanghuali scroll pot of slightly larger size ( 34.7 cm.), was sold at Christie's, New York, The Collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth: Part II - Chinese Furniture, Scholar's Objects, and Chinese Paintings, 18 March 2015, lot 114.

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