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A VERY LARGE FAMILLE NOIRE
BALUSTER JAR AND COVER
19TH CENTURY
Decorated in green with large peony blooms on a
vine meander ground, iron mounts
25 in. (63.5 cm.) high (2)
$10,000-15,000
Large jars or tibores were often ftted in Mexico
with locking mounts, usually of iron, and used as
chocolateros. See note to lot 63.
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AN UNUSUAL SMALL PAIR OF BISCUIT-
GLAZED FOREIGNERS RIDING BEASTS
18TH/19TH CENTURY
The bearded fgures with peaked caps, one astride
an elephant and the other on a Buddhist lion
6½ in. (16.5 cm.) high (2)
$3,000-5,000
PROVENANCE:
With The Chinese Porcelain Co., New York.
LITERATURE:
William R. Sargent, Chinese Porcelain in the Conde
Collection, Madrid, 2014, p. 167, no. 49.
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