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A RARE PAIR OF TURQUOISE-GLAZED JARDINIÈRES 來源：Francis Capel Harrison（1863-1938），英國諾福克郡金斯
18th century 林，1900-1903年（標籤）
Each jardiniere of quatrefoil section moulded as a begonia flower with 倫敦邦瀚斯，2006年7月10日，拍品編號200
four lobed sides raising from a short foot encircling a recessed base, 英國顯貴私人收藏
the body incised with a continuous band of archaistic interlocking
chilong on a leiwen ground, covered overall in an even brilliant 展覽：1903年12月，英國牛津，阿什莫林博物館（標籤）
turquoise glaze, the bases affixed with Imperial inventory labels
reading, respectively, ‘Place of Virtue, no.15’ and ‘Imperial no.1739’. Francis Capel Harrison served as a long-standing civil servant in India
Each 15.6cm (6 2/8in) wide. (2). (1884-1911). In his later years he was appointed Head Commissioner
of Paper Currency, before returning to London where he became a
£25,000 - 35,000 Member of Parliament and a correspondent for the Economic Journal.
CNY220,000 - 310,000 Much of his collection, including the present pair of jardinières, was
Exhibited at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford in and after 1903 and
for about twenty years, prior to 130 pieces being sold by Bluett’s
十八世紀 孔雀綠釉花盆一對 in 1925. He acquired objects from Sparks as well as Bluett’s. See
R.David and D.Jellinek, Provenance, Oxford, 2011, p.223.
Provenance: Francis Capel Harrison (1863-1938), King’s Lynn,
Norfolk, acquired between 1900-1903 (label) The present lot is very rare for its use of the prized turquoise glaze also
Bonhams London, 10 July 2006, lot 200 known as ‘peacock blue’. See a related circular jardinière covered with
A distinguished English private collection turquoise glaze, Yongzheng seal mark and of the period, illustrated in
Catalog of the Special Exhibition of K’ang-hsi, Yung-cheng and Ch’ien-
Exhibited: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, December 1903 (label) lung Porcelain ware from the Ch’ing dynasty in the National Palace
Museum, Taipei, 1986, p.86, no.53.

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