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TWO FAMILLE-VERTE EWERS A PAIR OF IRON-RED AND GILT
QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD ‘DRAGON’ CHARGERS
LATE QING DYNASTY
each with aring sides rising to a rounded
shoulder, divided by a gilt raised let, the at each heavily potted over a low foot, the interior
top pierced for a cover and surmounted by a painted with a pair of sinuous dragons in pursuit
ruyi-form handle, one ewer with ared uprights of a ‘ aming pearl’ amidst scrolling clouds and

anking the handle, each with a faceted narrow ames within a gilt band, the exterior repeating
spout on the shoulder, brightly enameled with two the theme with two dragons chasing two ‘ aming
registers of chrysanthemum blooms borne lea ng pearls’ between upper and lower bands (2)
stems, later covers (4) Width 20⅛ in., 51.1 cm
Height overall 8⅞ in., 14.9 cm $ 6,000-8,000
$ 5,000-7,000
㶭㛓ġġġ䣔䲭⼑㍷慹暁漵㇚䎈䲳⣏䚌ᶨ⮵
㶭⹟䅁ġġġḼ⼑丷㝅剙⋱䲳㍸⢢ℑẞ
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202 SOTHEBY’S
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF
MARJORIE S. FISHER, PALM BEACH

EIGHT DEHUA ‘IMMORTALS’
FIGURES
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

each immortal molded riding a mythical or
auspicious animal, rough-hewn clouds below in
high relief; together with a polychrome-enameled
bottle vase molded in relief on the exterior with
the eighteen luohan in alternating postures and
a prowling dragon at the neck, all reserved on
a pierced cloud-scroll ground, the base with an
apocryphal Kangxi mark in relief, wood stand (10)
Height of tallest 13½ in., 34.3 cm
$ 4,000-6,000

㶭⋩ḅᶾ䲨ġġġ⽟⊾䘥慱ℓẁṢ䈑⁷ℓẞ