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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE SWISS COLLECTION, PREDOMINANTLY
ACQUIRED IN FRANCE IN THE 1980s AND 1990s
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A WUCAI JAR AND COVER
CHONGZHEN-SHUNZHI PERIOD (1628-1661)
明崇禎/清順治 五彩人物圖蓋罐
The broad-shouldered jar is decorated with two large
panels each enclosing a dignitary and his servants on a
fenced or riverside terrace. Each panel is inscribed with
two lines of calligraphy.
11¡ in. (29 cm.) high
£1,500-2,000 $2,300-3,000
€2,100-2,700
PROVENANCE:
A private Swiss collection, predominantly acquired in
France in the 1980s and 1990s.
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A FLAMBÉ-GLAZED BOTTLE VASE
18TH-19TH CENTURY
清十八/十九世紀 窯變釉長頸瓶
The rounded body is raised on a short cylindrical foot and is
surmounted by a tall fared neck. The vase is covered on the
exterior with a purple and red-streaked glaze thinning to a fnely
crackled mushroom tone at the mouth rim.
15 in. (38 cm.) high
£2,000-3,000 $3,100-4,500
€2,800-4,100
PROVENANCE:
A private Swiss collection, predominantly acquired in France in
the 1980s and 1990s.
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