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CERAMICS                                           PROPERTY FROM THE H ROBERT LEE                  3333
                                                   ESTATE                                          A GROUP OF FOUR MONOCHROME
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF MS.                                                                    GLAZED CONTAINERS
NAOMI LINDSTROM, SAN FRANCISCO,                    3329                                            Including an elongated ovoid vase with a
CALIFORNIA                                         A CELADON GLAZED SQUARE SECTION                 leiwen band stamped below the rolled rim,
                                                   VASE, CONG                                      a crazed creamy-white glaze, the recessed
3326                                               Late Qing/Republic period, Yongzheng            base bearing a stamped Chenghua mark
A GROUP OF THREE LONGQUAN                          mark                                            beneath the glaze; a pale sky blue glazed
CELADON DISHES                                     The standard shape comprised of a               oval vase with applied dragon and bat along
Ming dynasty                                       rectangular body above a cylindrical foot       the rim, the recessed base bearing a six-
Including one encircled by a floriform rim         and below a tapered cylindrical mouth and       character Yongzheng mark in underglaze
and lobed cavetto, of slightly darker hue;         covered in an an olive green/blue glaze         blue (losses to dragon); a bright sky blue
one surrounded by a circular rim and lobed         displaying a notable ‘orange peel’ effect, the  compressed globular jar also with applied
cavetto with gilt restorations to the rim; and     recessed underside bearing the six-character    dragon and bat along the rim and bearing a
one of slightly lighter hue and centered by an     mark in underglaze blue.                        six-character Yongzheng mark in underglaze
unusual sgraffito medallion to the well (losses/   12in (30.5cm) high                              blue (large star crack); and a yellow enameled
rough foot).                                       $1,200 - 1,800                                  bowl with incised dragon decoration, the
10in (25.4cm) diameter of second                                                                   recessed base bearing a six-character
$1,200 - 1,800                                     Provenance                                      Guangxu mark in underglaze blue beneath a
                                                   purchased Butterfield & Butterfield sale, 2     colorless glaze.
PROPERTY FROM THE H ROBERT LEE                     April 2000, lot 11612                           12 1/2in (31.8cm) high
ESTATE                                                                                             $1,200 - 1,500
                                                   3330
3327                                               A TEADUST GLAZED VASE                           3334
A CELADON CRACKLE-GLAZED                           19th century                                    TWO MONOCHROME VASES
ARCHAISTIC VASE                                    Of flattened hexagonal hu-form with four        The first, a peach bloom mallet vase covered
Republic period                                    recessed ribs extending downward from           in a thick crimson glaze mottled in small
Of ovoid section and flattened hu form with a      the rim through the body and the spreading      patches of evergreen, the underside centered
pair of tubular handles attached at the neck       foot, the dark olive green glaze covering all   by an underglaze blue double-ring; the
between raised string bands, the densely           surfaces except the foot pad (firing crack to   second, a mirror black baluster vase covered
crackled glaze with black staining applied to      interior foot).                                 in faint traces of gilt patterns, the underside
all surfaces except the foot pad.                  12 1/2in (32cm) high                            bearing a six-character Kangxi mark in
10 3/4in (27.5cm) high                             $1,200 - 1,800                                  standard script.
$800 - 1,200                                                                                       9 1/4 and 9 3/4in (23.5 and 25cm) high
                                                   Provenance                                      $1,200 - 1,800
Provenance                                         purchased Bonhams, San Francisco, sale
Purchased Bonhams, San Francisco, sale             20090, 21 December 2011, lot 8761               3335
19731 13 March 2012, lot 3340                                                                      A POWDER BLUE AND GILT DECORATED
                                                   3331                                            STICK-NECK VASE
PROPERTY FROM ANOTHER OWNER                        A TEADUST GLAZED STICK NECK VASE                Late Qing/Republic period
                                                   Qianlong mark                                   The glazed cobalt blue ground painted in
3328                                               Potted with a cylindrical neck tapering to a    gilt with a cloud collar band along the neck
A LONGQUAN CELADON DISH WITH                       compressed globular body raised upon a tall     while two dragons pursue flaming pearls amid
CARVED DECORATION                                  foot ring, the surfaces covered in the olive-   clouds across the neck and globular body, the
Ming dynasty                                       colored speckled glaze, and the recessed        recessed base covered with a celadon-tinged
Incised with three cursory leaf scrolls along      base bearing the molded six-character mark.     glaze (wear to gilt, abrasion to glaze).
the rim flange and opposing peony sprays on        13in (33cm) high                                19 1/8 (48.5cm) high
the curving exterior and interior walls while a    $1,000 - 1,500                                  $1,000 - 1,500
stamped chrysanthemum and leaf roundel
centers the floor of the well, a pale olive green  PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS                    PROPERTY FORMERLY IN THE
glaze covering all surfaces except the roughly                                                     COLLECTION OF ERICH A. HEINRICHS,
finished recessed base (abrasion and gaps in       3332                                            CHICAGO, IL
the glaze).                                        A COPPER RED GLAZED BALUSTER
12 7/8in (32.7cm) diameter                         VASE                                            3336
$2,000 - 3,000                                     Jingdezhen mark                                 A YELLOW GLAZED PORCELAIN
                                                   Thickly potted with a flared rim to the neck,   BALUSTER VASE WITH DRAGON
                                                   a body of inverted pear form flaring outward    DECORATION
                                                   toward the rounded foot pad, the copper         Kangxi mark, Republic period
                                                   red layer applied to the interior and exterior  Molded with a cupped rim, waisted neck and
                                                   surfaces beneath a celadon-tinged glaze that    ovoid body raised on a canted foot, incised
                                                   appears across the recessed base centered       with two dragons amid clouds confronting a
                                                   with the four-character mark in underglaze      flaming pearl and the recessed base bearing
                                                   blue seal script (crack through base).          the six-character mark incised into the paste
                                                   24 1/8in (61.2cm) high                          beneath a golden yellow glaze covering all
                                                   $1,500 - 2,500                                  surfaces except the foot pad.
                                                                                                   12in (30.5cm) high
                                                                                                   $800 - 1,200

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