Sale 1455
New York
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3 - 5 June 2004
Price realised
USD 2,032
Estimate
A Set of Burmese Red Lacquerwares Each decorated in a dense red and black lacquered foilate pattern, including: 3 stacked vessels (tiffins); 2 pots, 5½ in. (14 cm.) high; 1 pot, 4 in. (10.1 cm.) high; 2 footed chargers, 22¼ in. (56.5 cm.) diameter; 2 footed chargers, 16¾ in. (42.5 cm.) diameter; 4 covered miniature boxes; 1 large covered box, 15½ in. (39.4 cm.) diameter; 1 oval platter, 16¼ in. (41.3 cm.) long; 2 shallow bowls, 8½ in. (21.6 cm.) diameter; 3 small bowls of various sizes; 5 saucers, 5 in. (12.7 cm.) diameter; 3 plates, 8½ in. (21.6 cm.) diameter; 14 bowls, 5½ in. (14 cm.) diameter; 15 bowls, 6¼ in. (15.9 cm.) diameter, 24 lids for bowls (94)
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Literature
N. Tingley, Doris Duke: The Southeast Asian Art Collection, New York, 2003, p. 84, pl. 63.
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Christie's is selling all lots in this sale as agent for an organization which holds a State of New York Exempt Organization certificate. Seller explicitly reserves all trademark and trade name rights and rights of privacy and publicity in the name and image of Doris Duke. No buyer of any property in this sale will acquire any right to use the Doris Duke name or image. Seller further explicitly reserves all copyright rights in designs or other copyrightable works included in the property offered for sale. No buyer of any property in the sale will acquire the rights to reproduce, distribute copies of, or prepare derivative works of such designs or copyrightable works.
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