Sale 7383
London, South Kensington
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24 October 1996
Price realised
GBP 862
Estimate
Two Meissen figures of grape harvesters modelled as a boy playing a recorder, standing before a jug filled with grapes, and a girl wearing a green bodice, apron painted with indianische Blumen, above a basket of grapes, on mound bases moulded with gilt scrolls, blue crossed swords marks, incised 60300 and 60301, Pressnummern 128 and 142, 20th century (minute chip to top of grapes in her hand) -- 14cm. and 13cm. high See illustration (2)
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In conversation with the Korean-American artist, whose recent painting The Evolution of Perception will be offered at Christie’s in Hong Kong on 25 November
As this 1,000-year-old Ru tea bowl comes to auction in Hong Kong, we look at the evolution of the grey-green ware from Yue to Yaozhou to Ru