Sale 1794
New York
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24 January 2007
Price realised
USD 10,800
Estimate
A LARGE TWO-HANDLED CHINESE IMARI BASKET SECOND QUARTER 18TH CENTURY Of shallow oval form with trellis-pierced flaring sides, painted in the center with lily, lotus, chrysanthemum, daisies and peonies growing from jagged blue rocks flowering stems 15½ in. (39.3 cm.) wide, overall
Provenance
Benjamin F. Edwards III Collection
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