Sale 2648
Amsterdam
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19 May 2004
Price realised
EUR 4,182
Estimate
A PAIR OF MING BLUE AND WHITE 'WHITE DRAGON' BOWLS CIRCA 1560 Each with deep rounded sides rising steeply to an everted rim, the interior painted in dark blue tones in the centre with a dragon in reserve among clouds, the well with two blossoming prunus branches centering insects below a cross-lozenge border around the rim, the exterior with four floral roundels, the base with a four-character seal mark, Fu Gui Jia Qi, Beautiful Vessel for the Rich and Honourable 19.2 cm. diam. (2)
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'' ! '' :This Lot is imported from outside the EU. The Buyer's Premium is calculated as 30.505% of the hammer price up to a value of €110,000 plus 19.2% of any amount in excess of €110,000.
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