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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF JEANNETTE CURUBY PROPERTY OF A LADY

A PAIR OF GILT LACQUERED PORTABLE A BLUE GROUND GILT DECORATED BOTTLE
CHESTS VASE
QING DYNASTY QING DYNASTY, GUANGXU PERIOD

each of rectangular form, with a hinged canted cover, the top the compressed globular body supported by a splayed foot
and front panels with confronting phoenix and dragon centered and rising to a waisted cylindrical neck, painted with a pair of
by a ‘ aming pearl’, the back and side panels with dragons, dragons pursuing a aming pearl amidst ruyi clouds above a
amidst stylized clouds with rolling waves and rockwork below, band of lappets, the shoulder with shou characters and lotus
all done in crisp linear relief, raised on a stepped base with meander, the neck with the bajixiang in two rows below a band
recessed waist carved with quatrefoils in high relief, with of ruyi encircling the mouth, the base with gilt apocryphal
huangtong hinges, the rectangular lockplate and hasp with Kangxi mark within a roundel of painted dragons
chased dragon and phoenix motif, bail handles set to either Height 15⅜ in., 39 cm
side with oret escutcheons and knock plates, the interior lined
with yellow silk (2) PROVENANCE
Height 17 in., 43.2 cm; Width 18¾ in., 47.6 cm; Depth 13 in.,
33 cm Fortnum & Mason, London, February 1905 (according to label).

PROVENANCE $ 1,000-2,000

Acquired in Boston 1940s-60s, and thence by descent. 㶭⃱䵺ġġġ啵⛘㍷慹暁漵㇚䎈䲳岆䒞
˪⣏㶭⹟䅁⸜墥˫ầ㫦
$ 6,000-8,000

㶭ġġġ㛐㺮慹崽䎈漵沛䲳䭙ᶨ⮵ 1297

A LACQUERED CARVED WOOD SCROLL
STAND
LATE QING DYNASTY

the rectangular body tted with a drawer and anked by
upright ame-shaped racks, carved allover in high relief, each
side with bats amid peaches nested in leaves, the top and back
with added medallions and angular scrollwork, continuous
keyfret on the borders, the interior and recessed base
lacquered black
Height 16½ in., 41.9 cm

$ 5,000-7,000

㶭㛓ġġġ㛙㺮㛐晽⢥㟫䲳㝞

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