• Collected in America: Chinese  auction at Christies

    Sale 13753

    Collected in America: Chinese Ceramics from The Metropolitan Museum of Art

    New York

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    15 September 2016

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    • A SMALL BLUE AND WHITE GLOBULA
    Lot 982

    A SMALL BLUE AND WHITE GLOBULAR JAR

    18TH-19TH CENTURY

    Price realised

    USD 7,500

    Estimate

    USD 3,000 - USD 5,000

    This lot is offered without a reserve

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    A SMALL BLUE AND WHITE GLOBULAR JAR
    18TH-19TH CENTURY
    The jar is decorated around the sides with a continuous band of composite flower scroll between decorative borders.
    3 ¼ in. (8.2 cm.) high

    Provenance

    Samuel Putnam Avery Sr. (1822-1904) Collection, New York.
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1879.

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    This lot is offered without reserve.


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