A BLUE AND WHITE 'HUNDRED ANTIQUES' GINGER JAR AND COVER, 18TH - 19TH CENTURY
A BLUE AND WHITE 'HUNDRED ANTIQUES' GINGER JAR AND COVER, 18TH - 19TH CENTURY
China. The apple-shape body with rounded shoulders surmounted by a thin mouth topped by a circular cover, finely painted in shades of cobalt blue with two shaped panels enclosing antique treasures against an ice-crack ground with prunus blossoms. The cover painted with identical prunus blossoms on an ice-crack ground.
Provenance: English trade.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, firing flaws, minor pitting, small glaze recesses, and a chip to the interior of the cover.
Weight: 1,136 g
Dimensions: Height 20 cm
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie's London, 12 November 2004, lot 216
Price: GBP 3,824 or approx. EUR 9,200 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A blue and white ginger jar and cover, Kangxi period
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and decoration. Note the floral motif additional to precious objects. Note the size (25.5 cm).
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A BLUE AND WHITE 'HUNDRED ANTIQUES' GINGER JAR AND COVER, 18TH - 19TH CENTURY
China. The apple-shape body with rounded shoulders surmounted by a thin mouth topped by a circular cover, finely painted in shades of cobalt blue with two shaped panels enclosing antique treasures against an ice-crack ground with prunus blossoms. The cover painted with identical prunus blossoms on an ice-crack ground.
Provenance: English trade.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, firing flaws, minor pitting, small glaze recesses, and a chip to the interior of the cover.
Weight: 1,136 g
Dimensions: Height 20 cm
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie's London, 12 November 2004, lot 216
Price: GBP 3,824 or approx. EUR 9,200 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A blue and white ginger jar and cover, Kangxi period
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and decoration. Note the floral motif additional to precious objects. Note the size (25.5 cm).
