Sale 1976
New York
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19 March 2008
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
Price realised
USD 49,000
Estimate
A RARE PAIR OF PALE CELADON-GLAZED RELIEF-DECORATED BOWLS YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARKS WITHIN A DOUBLE SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735) Each with shallow rounded sides rising to a slightly everted rim, decorated in low relief with a band of petals radiating upward from the foot, covered inside and out with a glaze of pale blue-green color draining to white on the rim and to a paler tone on the raised decoration 4¾ in. (12.3 cm.) diam. (2)
Provenance
Stephen Junkunc, III.
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Pre-Lot Text
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