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TWO SIMILAR CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL JARS AND COVERS CIRCA 1720
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description
- heights 4 3/8 and 4 3/4 in.; widths 6 5/8 and 6 3/4 in.
- 11.2 and 12 cm; 16.9 and 17.1 cm
en suite with the preceding wine cooler, and the front of each jar similarly decorated with the Royal Arms of France, the reverse and sides below the underglaze-blue shell-form handles with a Buddha's hand citron or a gourd in a dish on a lotus blossom and pads or branches, and the rim with a floral-scroll border repeated around the chrysanthemum-decorated knop above three gilt fleurs-de-lis alternating with floral roundels. The smaller cover with restoration.
Provenance
The smaller from the collection of Docteur Julien Pergola, sold, Sotheby's, Monte Carlo, June 23, 1986, lot 1181
The larger from Ets M. Vandermeersch SA, Paris, June 11, 1989
Condition
Each pot with a 1/8-inch chip under the handle, and one handle with extra tiny chip, one cover in half and restored, knop with 1/4-inch frit and gilding touched up.
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
See the note to the preceding lot.