A blue and white porcelain yenyen vase with scholar's in a landscape, China, Kangxi period
A blue and white porcelain yenyen vase with scholar's in a landscape, China, Kangxi period. Estimate 600/1000 €. Lot sold 1.700 €. Photo Nagel
H. 18,2 cm. Small chip to stand.
Property from an old European private collection
Note: Collector's label to base: Herbert Hoover Collection (31st president of the USA). The Hoovers began their collection of porcelains while living in China at the turn of the 20th century. They favored the Chinese blue and whites from the Kangxi period (1662-1722). At any one time, the Hoovers may have owned from 225 to 400 pieces, displaying them in their homes from the Red House in London to The White House in Washington D.C. to the Waldorf Astoria suite in New York City. At Mr. Hoover's death, some of the pieces were sold and the rest were divided between their two sons, eventually to be sold or passed on to grandchildren. Many porcelains that were originally part of the Hoover Collection were donated by the family to the Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
Nagel Auktionen, "Asian Art", 06/06/2015