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PROPERTY FROM A VIRGINIA PRIVATE PROVENANCE Antoinette Toni Frisell Bacon 1907 1988
COLLECTION Francis M Bacon III 1900 1982
Collection of Antoinette (Toni) Frisell Bacon Sherrewogue
A LARGE YELLOW-GROUND (1907-1988) and Francis M. Bacon III (1900-
GRISAILLE-ENAMELED ‘DAYAZHAI’ 1982), Sherrewogue, Saint James, Long Island,
BOWL and thence by descent.
QING DYNASTY, GUANGXU
PERIOD See a closely related bowl of comparable size,
sold twice at Christie’s New York, 20th November
the deep sides rising at an angle from a slightly 1979, lot 339 and 13th-14th September 2012, lot
tapered foot to a ared foliate rim, decorated to 1204. A pair of similar bowls, but smaller in size,
the exterior with a bird perched on branches of was sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 20th March
wisteria and owers, accompanied by the three 1990, lot 719. Another from the Mount Trust
characters Dayazhai, followed by a seal reading Collection, is illustrated in Soame Jenyns, Later
Tiandi yijia chun (Springtime in Heaven and Earth, Chinese Porcelain. The Ch’ing Dynasty (1644-
One Family), the base with a four-character mark 1912), 1951, London, pl. CXV, g. 1; and a further
Yongqing changchun (Eternal Prosperity and bowl without the foliate rim, from the Percival
Enduring Spring) David Foundation, included in the exhibition
Diameter 9⅛ in., 23.2 cm For the Imperial Court. Qing Porcelain from the
Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, Kimbell
Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas, 1997, cat. no. 21.
$ 20,000-30,000
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