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A CHINESE EXPORT RUBY-BACK SAUCER DISH circa 1730
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description
- diameter 7 3/4 in.
- 19.7 cm
painted in the center with a cluster of fruit and flowers within a turquoise trellis diaper roundel, a ground of turquoise Y-diaperwork reserved with six gilt-edged, ruyi-shaped panels alternately patterned with pink, turquoise or yellow cell diaperwork, and a pink trellis diaper border around the rim. Restored chip issuing a hair crack.
Exhibited
New York, International Asian Art Fair, 2002
Condition
1/4-inch restored chip at 6:30 issuing a sprayed crack possibly 1 1/ inches long, possibly much shorter.
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
A ruby-back saucer dish in this pattern is illustrated by Williamson, color pl. XXVI (top, left). Another was in the collection of P. J. Steensma, Esq., sold at Sotheby's in Amsterdam on June 6, 1988, lot 182.