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648 PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF BROOKS
170 SOTHEBY’S AND DOROTHY COFIELD

A LARGE ‘LONGQUAN’ CELADON
‘LOTUS’ BOWL
SONG DYNASTY

of conical form rising from a short foot to a
slightly inwardly curved mouth, the exterior
carved with lotus petals, covered overall in a soft
sea-green glaze
Diameter 9 in., 22.9 cm

PROVENANCE
Collection of John Platt.
Warren E. Cox, New York.
Concordia House Collection of Cyrus (1903-1999)
and Mildred (1903-1997) Churchill, Moline, Illinois.

LITERATURE
Warren E. Cox, The Book of Pottery and Porcelain,
vol.1, New York, 1945, pl. 45.

$ 3,000-5,000

John Platt Mildred 1903 1997
Warren E Cox

Cyrus 1903 1999
Churchill

Warren E Cox The Book of Pottery and

Porcelain 1 1945 45

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A ‘LONGQUAN’ CELADON
OPENWORK ‘PEONY’ VASE
MING DYNASTY

with double walls of pear shape rising from a
cylindrical foot to a waisted neck, the exterior
wall carved around the body with a sweeping
two-blossom peony scroll in openwork, between
a lotus petal band below and incised bands of
clouds and upright leaves at the shoulder and
neck, the interior vase echoing the same shape
but with solid walls, covered allover in a seafoam-
green glaze, brown wash on the recessed base,
Japanese wood box (2)
Height 11½ in., 29.2 cm

$ 10,000-15,000