Sale 2339
New York
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16 - 17 September 2010
Price realised
USD 43,750
Estimate
AN ENAMELED COPPER-RED-DECORATED WATER POT KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722) The globular body delicately painted in underglaze-red, and green and black enamel with a blossoming rose branch, the white glaze with a soft bluish tinge stopping short of the foot to reveal the white body 3 1/16 in. (7.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Bluett, London.
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