Sale 18823
New York
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25 September 2020
Price realised
USD 43,750
Estimate
A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE TEMPLE VASES JIAJING PERIOD (1522-1566) Each central section is decorated with four-clawed dragons chasing flaming pearls amidst clouds and flames, above a tall, waisted foot decorated with horses galloping on crashing waves, all below the slender neck decorated with cranes and upright lappets. 19 in. (48.2 cm.) high
Provenance
The Property of the Estate of Michael Maidlow Davis; Christie's London, 11 December 1989, lot 51. The Lenora and Walter F. Brown Collection, San Antonio, Texas.
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Pre-Lot Text
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