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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF BENNO SCHMIDT, JR 1874 1964 252
1907 1993
A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON’ Ralph M Chait Galleries
BOWLS Benno Schmidt Sr
QIANLONG SEAL MARKS AND PERIOD

each with deep rounded sides supported by a slightly curved
foot, the exterior painted with a pair of Ming-style dragons
amidst ruyi clouds beneath a double-line band at the rim, the
interior centered by a double-line roundel encircling a similar
dragon, the base with a six-character seal mark (2)
Diameter 5¾ in., 14.75 cm

PROVENANCE

Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hoover (1874-1964), and
thence by descent.
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Allan Hoover (1907-1993), no. 252.
Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York.
Collection of Benno Schmidt, Sr, and thence by descent.

$ 8,000-12,000

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