Sale 2648
Amsterdam
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19 May 2004
Price realised
EUR 2,390
Estimate
A SET OF THREE MING BLUE AND WHITE 'BUTTERFLIES' BOWLS CIRCA 1560 Each with steep rounded sides rising from a high tapered foot, the exterior painted with butterflies and dragonflies above ferns and flowers issuing from rockwork around the base, the centre of the interior with bamboo and rockwork, the base with a four-character seal mark within a double square, Fu Gui Jia Qi, Beautiful Vessel for the Rich and Honourable 12 cm. diam. (3)
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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.
With her high-piled ringlets, gold earrings and heavy black kohl, the woman portrayed in this funerary painting offers a glimpse of life almost 2,000 years ago
Hongmiao Shi gets the specialists’ perspectives on a quartet of precious artworks and objects available for immediate purchase