Sale 12175
New York
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16 September 2016
Price realised
USD 10,000
Estimate
A PAIR OF IRON-RED-DECORATED JARS AND COVERS 18TH CENTURY The jars are decorated with lotus scroll, some of the tendrils terminating in peaches, and two large flowers suspending ribbon-tied cash, all in white on the iron-red ground. The covers are decorated en suite. 9 5/8 in. (24.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Christie's New York, 23 January 2012, lot 425.
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