Sale 6925
London
|
5 July 2004
Price realised
GBP 1,434
Estimate
A Böttger Imari teabowl and saucer THE PORCELAIN CIRCA 1722, THE DUTCH DECORATION ALMOST CONTEMPORARY, DREHER'S X TO BOTH Each painted in iron-red with 'a lady in the pavilion' pattern and enriched in gilding, the lady's hair and knife enriched in silver, the base of the interior of the teabowl with a flower-spray and six further smaller sprays below the rim, reddish brown line rims (wear to gilt scrolls on drapery of both, teabowl with shallow chip to footrim, further chipping to footrim and chip to rim, saucer with areas of wear to enamels and gilding, the silver black with oxidisation)
Contact Client Service
info@christies.com
New York +1 212 636 2000
London +44 (0)20 7839 9060
infoasia@christies.com
Asia +852 2760 1766
A teabowl and saucer with the same pattern executed in Holland is illustrated by Hans Syz et. al. Catalogue of the Hans Syz Collection (Washington, D.C., 1979), no. 384.
Special Notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis
We go inside the foundation created 40 years ago by the printing entrepreneur and collector Daniel Terra
Explore works by the leading British artists and sculptors of the 20th century, to be offered over three auctions in London from 21–23 January