2 septembre 2016
A small coral-ground 'garlic-mouth' vase, 18th century
Lot 994. A small coral-ground 'garlic-mouth' vase, 18th century. Estimate USD 4,000 - USD 6,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.
The vase has a bulbous body raised on a tall spreading foot and a garlic bulb-shaped mouth, and is covered with an unctuous coral-red glaze. 7 in. (17.8 cm.) high.
Provenance: Mr. and Mrs. Isaac D. Fletcher (d. 1917) Collection.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1921.
Christie's. Collected in America: Chinese Ceramics from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 15 September 2016, New York, Rockefeller Plaza
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