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A CELADON GLAZED CONG-FORM A LANGYAO GLAZED DEEP PORCELAIN TWO GLAZED PORCELAIN BEEHIVE
VASE DISH WATER-POTS, TAIBAIZUN
Late Qing/Republic period 18th/ early 19th century Kangxi marks, late Qing dynasty
Of standard archaistic form displaying Eight The rounded sides raised on a slightly The first with three medallions in shallow
Trigram and taiji medallion motifs on the sides tapering foot rising to a white edged rim, the relief displaying archaistic dragons beneath a
underneath a pale gray-green glaze covering interior and exterior with a copper-red glaze translucent white glaze; the second covered
all surfaces except the foot ring. and stopping neatly above the rounded foot overall in a slightly mottled peach bloom
7 7/8in (20cm) high pad, the recessed base covered in white glaze; both of traditional ‘beehive’ form
glaze with a very faint celadon tinge (rim comprised of a short waisted neck atop
$2,000 - 3,000 repaired.) curving walls, the white glazed bases bearing
8 3/16in (20.8cm) diameter the six-character marks in underglaze blue in
Provenance standard script.
ex-collection of Ambassador Da Silva, $1,200 - 1,800 4 3/4in (12cm) diameter of each
Portuguese Ambassador to China, collected
before 1949 when moved to the United Provenance $2,000 - 3,000
States ex-collection of Thomas English Cody
Telecky Collection, Washington Brunk Auctions, Asheville, North Carolina, Provenance
Jadestone Gallery, Portland, Oregon, 20-21 February 2010, lot 032 Jerry Lamb Collection, Portland, Oregon,
acquired 7 March 2007 Collection of Brooks & Dorothy Cofield acquired 30 March 2005
Collection of Brooks & Dorothy Cofield Collection of Brooks & Dorothy Cofield
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A SOFT PASTE PORCELAIN The bulbous body covered in a thick pale A GROUP OF THREE DEHUA
HEXAGONAL BALUSTER VASE blue glaze with a large purple splash on PORCELAINS
18th century the sides thinning to a pale mushroom hue 17th century and later
Molded in high relief below the rim with around the mouth rim, pooling unevenly The first an octagonal footed cup, incised
raised bosses and a leiwen band that repeats above the short and neatly trimmed foot rim with the design of the ‘Eight Horses of
above the foot, raised string bands outlining to reveal the buff ware. Muwang;’ the second a mountain-form
the faceted walls and a pair of animal head 4in (10.1cm) high brush rest with five peaks; the third a cup
and mock ring handles molded to the with a gently flared rim, molded with three
shoulder, the glaze covering all surfaces $1,500 - 2,500 blossoming prunus sprigs.
except the foot pad and showing a number 2 7/8in (7.6cm) height of tallest
of dark-stained craze lines (minor chips). Provenance
6 1/4in (16cm) high New Orleans Auction, 25 January 2011, $800 - 1,200
lot 59
$1,800 - 2,500 Collection of Brooks & Dorothy Cofield Provenance
Collection of Brooks & Dorothy Cofield
Provenance 6197
Estate of Stevens, Wilmington, Delaware Cup decorated with prunus blossoms:
Pook & Pook Auctioneers, Downingtown, AN AUBERGINE GLAZED BOWL WITH Estate of Effie B. Allison
Pennsylvania, 2006 CANTED RIM Crane Gallery, Seattle, Washington, acquired
Collection of Brooks & Dorothy Cofield Kangxi period 2005
Carefully molded with the wide rim extending Published and Illustrated:
6194 outward at an angle to the curving well Arts of Asia, July-August, 1978
raised on a tall foot, the aubergine enamel
Cup in octagonal form:
TWO TURQUOISE GLAZED VASES on the interior and exterior walls applied over Collection of Elizabeth Michkils, Seattle,
Late Qing/Republic period a celadon-tinged glaze visible across the Washington
The larger molded with an elongated neck recessed base and foot interior (retouched Crane Gallery, Seattle Washington, acquired
rising from an ovoid body and tall foot ring, chips). 25 February, 2005
the turquoise glaze applied to the biscuit 7 5/8in (19.3cm) diameter Mountain form Dehua brush rest:
in the interior neck, the exterior walls and a Minneapolis Estate, Minnesota
portions of the recessed base (minor glaze $1,800 - 2,500 Jeremy Moore Antiques, Minneapolis,
frits); the second of hexagonal section and Minnesota, acquired 2005
baluster form, molded with flowering branch Provenance
panels separating floral diaper stiff leaf bands ex-Langsdorf Collection, St. Louis, Missouri
beneath the bright turquoise glaze applied to Doyle Auction, New York, 19 March 2012,
the biscuit, the recessed base left unglazed lot 315
(base drilled). Collection of Brooks & Dorothy Cofield
15 and 11 1/2in (38 and 29cm) high
$1,200 - 1,800
Provenance
Collection of Brooks & Dorothy Cofield

Long neck vase:
Jackson Auction, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 26 May
2011, lot 864
Faceted vase:
a Seattle Estate
Tom Tiberio Gallery, Seattle, Washington,
acquired 6 August 2008

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