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PROPERTY FROM AN ARIZONA COLLECTION

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A FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELED PORCELAIN GINGER JAR A FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELED PORCELAIN TEAPOT WITH
Yongzheng period SILVER MOUNTS
Of simple ovoid shape, painted in brilliantly hued enamels with Circa 1785
butterflies flying above pheasants perched on garden rocks amid The colorless glazed ground of the cover and teapot painted in
blossoms of the Four Seasons, the high shoulder encircled with flower a bianco supra bianco technique of opaque white enamel flower
baskets and four of the Eight Buddhist Treasures and the domed heads and leaf scrolls with delicately engraved details forming the
cover showing further blossoms surrounding a garden rock, the glaze ground to grisaille-painted oval panels of flowers, rocks and bamboo,
covering all surfaces except the foot pad, the outside surface of the puce-enameled landscapes in gilt-scrolled frames, all subordinate to
neck and the interior edge of the cover. opposing circular reserves of a scholar, beauty and children enjoying
10 5/8in (27cm) height overall their leisure in the garden of a palatial home; the two porcelain sections
applied with later silver mounts, probably English market.
US$5,000 - 7,000 7 1/4in (18.3cm) length across teapot

Provenance US$2,500 - 4,000
Purchased from Raymond Knight, Locust Valley, New York, by repute
Provenance
The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, by repute

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