A Dehua 'dragon' mallet vase, 17th century
Lot 837. Property from the Collection of Dorothy Tapper Goldman. A Dehua 'dragon' mallet vase, 17th century; 22 cm high, cloth box. Price realised USD 40,320 (Estimate USD 10,000 – USD 15,000) © Christie’s 2024.
Provenance: Sotheby's New York, 20 March 2007, lot 782.
Note: A similar Dehua vase is illustrated by P. J. Donnelly in Blanc de Chine, New York, 1967, pl. 49C, where the author notes other examples in various museums such as the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, the Percival David Foundation, London, the Musée Guimet, Paris and the Art Institute of Chicago. Another example in the Baur Collection, Geneva, is illustrated by J. Ayers in the Baur Collection Catalogue, Vol. II, Geneva, 1968, no. A262. See, also, the similar vase sold in the sale of J. J. Lally & Co., Christie’s New York, 23 March 2023, lot 899.