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A CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE-ROSE FLUTED TEABOWL AND SAUCER circa 1735-40
Estimate
1,200 - 1,800 USD
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Description
- diameters 2 5/8 and 4 3/8 in.
- 6.6 and 11.1 cm
painted in the center of each with a cherub clasping a large stem of flowering lotus, the exterior of the teabowl and the rim of the saucer with variously colored and diapered panels edged in gilding. Some small chips.
Condition
Teabowl with miniscule frit on most of the barbed tips and a 2mm chip on barbs at 1 and o'clock, saucer with shallow 3/16 inch chip under edge at 1:30 and a shallow 3mm chip under barb at 2 o'clock, numerous 1mm chips under the barbed tips.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
An identical teabowl and saucer are illustrated by Jörg 1989, p. 193, no. 72; and another was in the collection of Mr. and Mrs. George Fenimore Johnson, sold in these rooms on January 19, 2008, lot 61.