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A 'soft paste' mallet-form vase, China, Qing dynasty, 18th century
A 'soft paste' mallet-form vase, China, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Estimate $7,000 – $10,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015
The sides molded with four carp, and covered inside and out with an unctuous white glaze; 7 ½ in. (19 cm.) high
Provenance: William B. Gruber (1903-1965) Collection, B-154. Norma Gruber Schofield Collection; Christie’s New York, 2 December 1982, lot 461.With Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York.
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A mirror-black glazed rouleau vase, China, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century
A mirror-black glazed rouleau vase, China, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century. Estimate $7,000 – $9,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015
The broad body covered in a lustrous black glaze shading to mustard-yellow below the lipped rim; 17 ¼ in. (43.8 cm.) high, wood stand
Provenance: The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, before 1985.
Literature: A. Juliano, “Robert H. Ellsworth Treasures the East,” Architectural Digest, October 1985, p. 106.
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An aubergine-glazed baluster jar, China, Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century
An aubergine-glazed baluster jar, China, Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century. Estimate $8,000 – $12,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015
The broad body covered inside and out with a rich aubergine glaze thinning around the mouth rim; 12 ¼ in. (31.2 cm.) high, wood stand
Provenance: The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, before 1985.
Literature: A. Juliano, “Robert H. Ellsworth Treasures the East,” Architectural Digest, October 1985, p. 106.
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A Dehua high-shouldered vase, Early Qing dynasty, 17th century
A Dehua high-shouldered vase, Early Qing dynasty, 17th century. Estimate $8,000 – $12,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015
Covered overall with a creamy white glaze and applied with a chilong grasping a long leafy branch encircling the tall waisted neck; 8 in. (23 cm.) high, wood stand
Notes: Similar examples of this elegant form can be found in several museum collections including the Rijksmuseum (Christiaan J. A. Jörg, Chinese Ceramics in the Collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Amsterdam,... [Lire la suite]13 mars 2015
A copper-red-glazed faceted high-shouldered vase, China, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century
A copper-red-glazed faceted high-shouldered vase, China, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century. Estimate $8,000 – $12,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015
Of square section with short conforming neck, the vase covered on the exterior in an unctuous glaze of strawberry color thinning at the edges and stopping at the crackle-suffused glaze on the foot; 12 7/8 in. (32.4 cm.) high
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An unusual celadon-glazed bottle vase, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
An unusual celadon-glazed bottle vase, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Estimate $10,000 – $15,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015
The compressed body raised on a short, waisted foot and carved with peony scroll beneath the tall cylindrical neck carved with a chilong grasping a lingzhi stem; 9 ½ in. (24.2 cm.) high
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A small coral-red-glazed meiping, China, Qing dynasty, 18th century
A small coral-red-glazed meiping, China, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Estimate $12,000 – $18,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015
The body covered on the exterior with an unctuous coral-red glaze that ends at the white mouth rim; 10 ½ in. (26.6 cm.) high
Provenance: The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, before 1985.
Literature: A. Juliano, “Robert H. Ellsworth Treasures the East,” Architectural Digest, October 1985, p. 106.
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An unusually large Dehua bottle vase, China, late Ming-early Qing dynasty, 17th century
An unusually large Dehua bottle vase, China, late Ming-early Qing dynasty, 17th century. Estimate $10,000 – $15,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015
With globular body and tall cylindrical neck, covered inside and out with a creamy white glaze; 13 7/8 in. (35.3 cm.) high, wood stand
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A large brownish-black-glazed bottle vase, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
A large brownish-black-glazed bottle vase, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Estimate $10,000 – $15,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015
With tall, slender neck and globular body, the exterior covered in a lustrous black glaze in contrast to the white rim and interior; 17 ½ in. (44.4 cm.) high, wood stand
Provenance: The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, before 1977.
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A large mirror-black glazed, bottle vase, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
A large mirror-black glazed, bottle vase, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Estimate $12,000 – $18,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015
The tall, slender vase covered on the exterior in a thick black glaze, with faint traces of gilt decoration; 18 in. (45.7 cm.) high, wood stand
Provenance: The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, before 1977.
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