Bonhams. Fine Chinese Art, London, 8 november 2018 10:30 GMT
A pair of famille verte jars and covers, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Lot 136. A pair of famille verte jars and covers, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Each 30.8cm (12 1/8in) high. Estimate £ 10,000 - 15,000 (€ 11,000 - 17,000). © Bonhams.
Each of ovoid form rising from a recessed base to a short tapering neck, brightly enamelled around the exterior with large shaped panels enclosing birds and insects perched on or hovering above flowers issuing from rockwork and the 'Hundred Antiques', all reserved on a green diaper ground, the domed covers similarly decorated with precious objects.
Provenance: Chait Galleries, New York (label)
Christie's New York, 21 January 2009, Lot 39
An English private collection.
Note: Compare with a related famille verte jar and cover, Kangxi, illustrated by C.J.A.Jorg, Famille Verte: Chinese Porcelain in Green Enamels, Amsterdam, 2011, p.38, no.26.