Dehua porcelain from the Collection of Dr Kenneth Lawley sold at Sotheby's London, 1st november 2023
Lot 70. Property from the Collection of Dr Kenneth Lawley (1937-2023). A 'Dehua' sleeve vase, Qing dynasty, 17th century. Height 30.7 cm. Lot Sold 5,080 GBP (Estimate 8,000 - 12,000 GBP). © Sotheby's 2023
Provenance: French Private Collection.
Pierre Saque, Paris.
Marchant and Son, London, 5th October 2020.
Exhibited: Blanc de Chine, Marchant and Son, London, 2006, cat. no. 78.
Lot 71. Property from the Collection of Dr Kenneth Lawley (1937-2023). A rare large 'Dehua' censer, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1661-1722). Diameter 22 cm. Lot Sold 4,064 GBP (Estimate 6,000 - 8,000 GBP). © Sotheby's 2023
Provenance: Jan Van Beers Oriental Art, London, 17th April 2009.
Lot 72. Property from the Collection of Dr Kenneth Lawley (1937-2023). A 'Dehua' 'floral' bowl, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1661-1722). Diameter 12.1 cm. Lot Sold 10,795 GBP (Estimate 2,000 - 3,000 GBP). © Sotheby's 2023
Provenance: Collection of F. P. Musso.
Bluett & Sons Ltd., London, 11th December 1937.
Collection of Dr Carl Kempe (1884-1967).
Sotheby's Paris, 12th June 2008, lot 17.
Roger Keverne Ltd., London, 26th May 2009.
Literature: Bo Gyllensvärd, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1964, pl. 603.
Lot 73. Property from the Collection of Dr Kenneth Lawley (1937-2023). A large incised 'Dehua' dish, Qing dynasty, 17th century. Diameter 29 cm. Lot Sold 10,795 GBP (Estimate 2,000 - 3,000 GBP). © Sotheby's 2023
Provenance: Collection of Dr Carl Kempe (1884-1967).
Sotheby's Paris, 18th December 2008, lot 192.
Marchant and Son, London, 2014.
Literature: Bo Gyllensvärd, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1964, pl. 272.
The Museum of Art and Far Eastern Antiquities, Chinese Ceramic Treasures, a Selection from the Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Including The Carl Kempe Collection, Ulricehamn, 2002, pl. 1026.
Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 1st november 2023