• Collected in America: Chinese  auction at Christies

    Sale 13753

    Collected in America: Chinese Ceramics from The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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    15 September 2016

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    • A FAMILLE VERTE LOBED EWER AND
    Lot 883

    A FAMILLE VERTE LOBED EWER AND A COVER

    KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

    Price realised

    USD 8,125

    Estimate

    USD 1,500 - USD 2,500

    This lot is offered without a reserve

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    A FAMILLE VERTE LOBED EWER AND A COVER
    KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
    The body and spout are molded in imitation of bamboo and decorated with flowering branches and butterflies, beneath the tall handle decorated in imitation of green spotted bamboo.
    6 ¾ in. (17.2 cm.) high

    Provenance

    Mary Clark Thompson (1835-1923) Collection.
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1923.

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