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PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS                                               PROPERTY FROM ANOTHER OWNER

9136                                                                       9140
A GROUP OF PORCELAIN PLANTERS                                              A PINK ENAMELED BALUSTER VASE
Late Qing/Republic period                                                  Qianlong mark, late Qing/Republic period
Including a pair of rectangular form with cusped corners on the            Possibly originally meant to support a lid, comprised of a tall neck
elaborately molded rims and in-curving walls above corner feet fitting     atop an inverted pear-shape body and covered in a thick glaze, the
into conforming drip pans with scalloped aprons, the iron red enamel       underside bearing the four-character mark in very dark underglaze
covering most surfaces and the unglazed interiors stamped China in         cobalt blue (kiln flaws).
red; the third a low rectangular planter or underdish with canted walls    12in (30.4cm) high
covered in a celadon glaze that continues across the footed base
bearing an impressed six-character Qianlong mark in a single line          US$800 - 1,200
surrounded by spur marks and corner feet.
7 5/8in (19.4cm) combined height of planters and stands                    PROPERTY FROM A SAN FRANCISCO
9in (23cm) length of celadon glazed planter                                ESTATE, THE COLLECTION FORMED PRIOR TO THE 1970S

US$1,000 - 1,500                                                           9141
                                                                           TWO BLACK GLAZED CERAMIC VESSELS
9137                                                                       Late Qing/Republic period
A PEACH BLOOM GLAZED AMPHORA VASE                                          The first a bowl with a flared rim and wide curving well covered with
Kangxi mark, 19th century                                                  opaque straw colored splashes on the rich black glaze in imitation
Of inverted and attenuated pear form with a wide rim curving outward       of the partridge feather markings on Song period glazed wares from
from the neck, the pale raspberry red wash applied to the interior,        Henan and Jizhou, the glaze stopping short of the foot ring and
leaving a white line at the rim and continuing on the exterior walls       concave recessed base; the second a baluster vase with cupped rim,
where tiny moss green patches also appear beneath a colorless glaze        inverted pear-form body and set-in foot ring, the matte black glaze
that stops short of the foot to expose the biscuit, the deeply recessed    covering all surfaces except the foot pad (wear).
base also glazed and bearing the six-character mark in underglaze          7 7/8in (20cm) diameter of bowl
blue regular script (rim repaired and retouched).                          8in (20.3cm) height of vase
6 3/4in (17.3cm) high

US$2,000 - 3,000                                                           US$1,200 - 1,800

9138                                                                       PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF ALICE KERMISCH
A PEACH BLOOM GLAZED POMEGRANATE FORM VASE
Kangxi mark                                                                9142
Of globular form with a waisted neck flaring outward into five lobes, the  A YELLOW GLAZED DRAGON DISH
mottled raspberry wash on the exterior walls and interior neck spotted     Hongzhi mark, Kangxi period
with patches of green beneath a celadon-tinged glaze also applied to       The well and the exterior sides incised with five-clawed dragons vying
the recessed base bearing the six-character mark in underglaze blue        for pearls amid smoke and clouds beneath a thick mustard colored
regular script (chipped).                                                  glaze, the clear glaze base bearing the six-character mark within a
3 1/8in (8cm) high                                                         double ring (cracks, repairs).
                                                                           7 3/4in (19.6cm) diameter

US$1,500 - 2,500

                                                                           US$1,200 - 1,800

PROPERTY FROM A SONOMA COUNTY COLLECTION                                   PROPERTY FROM ANOTHER OWNER

9139                                                                       9143
A GROUP OF THREE COPPER RED GLAZED CONTAINERS                              A PAIR OF YELLOW GLAZED SQUARE-SECTIONED VASES
Late Qing/Republic period                                                  WITH MOLDED DECORATION
The largest a meiping vase with flat rim to the cylindrical neck           Republic period
(chipped); the second a bottle vase with cupped rim (chipped); the         Each molded in raised relief with five bats encircling a shou-medallion
third a bombé censer with animal head handles raised on a tall foot        amid leaf scrolls on each rectangular wall, a flower head and leaf scroll
(small firing cracks).                                                     pattern extending around the tapered neck and flared foot, a dark
9 1/2, 8 3/4 and 3 3/8in (24, 22 and 8.5cm) high                           yellow glaze covering most surfaces, the recessed base drilled through
                                                                           a molded reign mark and also stamped China in red pigment (one vase
US$800 - 1,200                                                             with retouched chip).
                                                                           8in (20.2cm) high

                                                                           US$1,000 - 1,500

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