Sale 2339
New York
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16 - 17 September 2010
Price realised
USD 40,000
Estimate
A PAIR OF DOUCAI OGEE-FORM BOWLS JIAQING SEAL MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1796-1820) The center decorated with a flower head encircled by eight linked ruyi heads below the Eight Daoist Emblems (anbaxian), the exterior with stylized flowers and foliate scroll above a ruyi band at the foot 8 in. (20.3 cm.) diam. (2)
Provenance
Acquired by the grandfather of the present owners, Whampoa, Guangdong, circa 1890-1911, thence by descent within the family.
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A Qianlong-marked dish with the same decoration, and of closely related size (20 cm. diam.), was sold in these rooms, 15 September 2009, lot 388.
Pre-Lot Text
PROPERTY FROM A NORTH-AMERICAN CHINESE FAMILY COLLECTION, FORMED DURING THE LATE QING DYNASTY
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