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A GROUP OF FIVE CHINESE GREEN-GLAZED POTTERY VESSELS HAN DYNASTY
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description
- pottery
- Height of tallest: 15 inches
comprising two hill jars, one with a cover, a pair of dishes and an archaic bronze hu-form jar. 6 pieces.
Provenance
The hill jar and cover: Gump's, San Francisco, 1969
The dish with raised bump in center: The House of Sun, San Francisco
The plain dish: Sotheby's New York, June 4, 1986, lot 14
The hu-form jar: The House of Sung, San Francisco
Condition
The hill jar with cover - broken into pieces and repaired. There are expected scattered chips on the mouthrim and foot. There is minor overall glaze degradation and fritting on the mouth rim. The cover has scatted chips and glaze degradation. The other hill jar - has been repaired and overpainted. The dish with raised bump in center - there are chips to all spurs. There is overall glaze degradation. The other dish - there are minor scattered chips on the mouthrim and foot. There is overall glaze degradation. The hu-form jar - broken and repaired. There are two areas of fill. The jar leans to one side. There are chips around the mouth rim. There is kiln accretion and overall glaze degradation.
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.