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51  ¤
           EIGHTEEN THAI-MARKET BENCHARONG WARES
           19th century
           Comprising two pedestal jars and stepped stupa covers, each painted
           with delicate ‘Indian miniature’ floral stems, one on a red ground, the
           other on a white ground, between further floral bands and supported
           on a spreading foot; three miniature lobed jars and covers, with
           slender vertical stylized floral stem panels; two wine cups with flaring
           rims, painted with three Buddhist lions on a black enamel ground; a
           foliate dish with radiating floral panels on a red ground, the exterior
           with a gold-iridescent crackled glaze and a biscuit foot ring and base
           centered by a four-character seal; a foliate pedestal dish with radiating
           floral panels on a green ground to the center and a red ground at the
           rim and exterior sides; a bowl with floral lotus petal panels on colored
           grounds, with a copper rim and copper band at the foot; five saucer
           dishes, three with radiating floral panels at the center and two with
           lotus petals at the center, the exteriors plain; two footed covers, the
           larger with a stylized floral pattern against a gilt ground, the other with
           a floral and bird band on a red ground; and a small domed cover with
           narrow colored ground bands with scrolls and flowers. (18)
           pedestal jars and covers: 6 1/8in (15.6cm) and 5in (12.8cm) high overall
           miniature lobed jars and covers: approx. 2 3/8in (6cm) high
           wine cups: 2 1/2in (6.4cm) diam
           foliate dish: 10in (25.3cm) diam
           pedestal dish: 7 7/8in (20cm) diam
           bowl: 5 3/4in (14.6cm) diam
           five saucer dishes: 4 9/16in (11.8cm) to 4 1/16in (10.3cm) diam
           footed covers: 4 3/8in (11.2cm) and 3 15/16in (10cm) diam
           small cover: 2 3/8in (6.1cm) diam
           $3,000 - 5,000

           十九世紀 宾乍隆器皿十八件
           Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價
           Provenance:
           Theodor Ring, Oslo (formerly Kristiania), Norway
           Avery Fund, 1909
           The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1909-present

           來源:
           挪威奧斯陸(舊稱克里斯蒂安尼亞)Theodor Ring 舊藏
           Avery 基金,1909 年
           大都會藝術博物館,1909 年迄今
           For examples of deep bowls and covers, lobed jars and covers,
           floral bowls and covers, and stem dishes of similar type, see Dawn F.
           Rooney, Bencharong, Chinese Porcelain for Siam, Bangkok, 2017,
           p.98, Chapter 5 frontispiece (mid left); p.101, no.5-3; p.110, no.5-15;
           p.111, no.5-15b; p.121, Chapter 6 frontispiece (all); p.162, no.6-47;
           p.165, no.6-51; and p.167, no.6-53.













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