The Spirit of America: The Wolf Family Collection

An Impressive Large Chinese Export Armorial 'Leake Okeover' Basin, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period, circa 1743

清乾隆約1743年粉彩紋章圖大盆

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April 20, 12:24 AM GMT

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20,000 - 30,000 USD

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An Impressive Large Chinese Export Armorial 'Leake Okeover' Basin

Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period, circa 1743

清乾隆約1743年粉彩紋章圖大盆

lavishly painted in the center with the arms of Okeover quartering Byrmingham (probably) and Leake and impaling Nichol, the rim inscribed with the LMO monogram

15 in. (38.1 cm.) diameter

The Collection of Colonel Sir Ian Walker-Okeover, Bt., D.S.O.
Christie's London, March 3, 1975, lot 165 (one of a pair)
Sotheby's New York, January 29, 1987, lot 603
The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Saul P. Steinberg
Offered Sotheby's New York, May 26, 2000, lot 81
Wolf Family Collection No. 1184 (acquired from the above privately post-sale)