Sale 3767
New York
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17 - 18 September 2015
Price realised
USD 52,500
Estimate
A WHITE-GLAZED CARVED CYLINDRICAL BRUSH POT KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722) The sides are well-carved with leafy, blossoming peony scroll, and covered with a transparent glaze that also covers the interior and base around an unglazed ring that encircles the countersunk center which is inscribed with an apocryphal Jiajing mark. 6 ¼ in. (15.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Mary Eddy Jones (1902-2000), Oklahoma, acquired in 1950s-60s, and thence by descent within the family.
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