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A RARE JAPANESE PORCELAIN
MYTHOLOGICAL PLATE
KANGXI PERIOD, CIRCA 1700
Painted in Imari colors with three centaurs, two
brandishing weapons, the rim with scrolling vine
10º in. (26 cm.) diameter
$800–1,200
PROVENANCE:
The Mottahedeh Collection; Sotheby's, New York,
30 January 1985, lot 64.

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A BLUE AND WHITE EUROPEAN
SUBJECT CUP, COVER, AND STAND
KANGXI PERIOD, CIRCA 1690
Each painted with the 'Queen Blanche' of France
telling Louis XI, 'The Empire of Virtue stretches to
the end of the world' (L'EMPIRE DE LA VERTU EST
AB AU BOUT DE L'UNIVERS)
5¡ (13.6 cm.) diameter, the saucer (3)
$2,000–3,000

PROVENANCE:
With Charles Perry, Atlanta.
LITERATURE:
D.S. Howard, The Choice of the Private Trader,
London, 1994, p. 173, no. 195 (the cover).

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A EUROPEAN SUBJECT SILVER-
MOUNTED SNUFFBOX AND COVER
18TH CENTURY
Decorated in iron-red with a gentleman standing
before a seated maiden, a hound at their feet, the
sides with landscapes, the interior monogrammed
3¿ in. (7.9 cm.) wide
$1,500–2,500
PROVENANCE:
The Benjamin F. Edwards Collection; Christie's,
New York, 26 January 2010. Lot 271.
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