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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT
NEW YORK COLLECTION
769
A LARGE RUBY-ENAMELED VASE
18TH CENTURY
The vase is of ovoid form with a faring neck, and
is covered on the exterior with a slightly mottled
enamel of ruby-pink color, in contrast to the white
interior.
15æ in. (40 cm.) high
$8,000-12,000

PROVENANCE
James Garland Collection, no. 1094
(according to label).
J. Pierpont Morgan Collection, no. 1018
(according to label).
A similar, smaller, ruby-enameled vase from
The Metropolitan Museum of Art was sold at
Christie’s New York, 15 September 2015, lot 965.
清十八世紀 胭脂水釉觀音瓶

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