Lot 2
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JARDINIÈRE EN GRÈS CÉLADON LONGQUAN DYNASTIE YUAN |

Estimate
12,000 - 15,000 EUR
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Description

  • 25,5 cm, 10 in.
la panse ronde aplatie reposant sur trois petits pieds à têtes de lion, décorée à l'intérieur d'une tige de lotus en relief sans glaçure, l'extérieur orné de deux frises de cabochons, la belle glaçure verte laissée en réserve autour de la base saillante au-dessous

Provenance

Collection of George de Menasce, London.
Spink & Son Ltd., London.
Acquired from the above 20th September 1982.
Christie's London, 10th June 1996, lot 85.
Collection of L.A. Basmadjieff (1911-2000).
Thence in the family by descent.

Exhibited

Mostra d’Arte Cinese. Exhibition of Chinese Art, Palazzo ducale, Venice, 1954, no. 441.

Literature

Jean-Pierre Dubosc, Mostra d'Arte Cinese, Venice, 1954, p. 127, cat. no. 441.
Spink and Son, Ltd., Catalogue of the first part of the Collection of Chinese Porcelain and Works of Art formed by George de Menasce, OBE, London, 1971, cat. no. 71. 

Condition

Overall light wear to the glaze on the interior and exterior of the bowl, scattered pinpoint glaze imperfections, a few glaze pulls. The centre of the interior unglazed and with a moulded lotus flower design, the centre of the base likewise unglazed.
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