A CLAIRE-DE-LUNE GLAZED TRIPOD BRUSH WASHER, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
A CLAIRE-DE-LUNE GLAZED TRIPOD BRUSH WASHER, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
Expert's note
The appearance of the Yongzheng mark on the present lot is particularly noteworthy. During firing and subsequent cooling, the base of the vessel contracted and became slightly distorted, causing the previously applied mark to stretch accordingly. Such firing-induced distortion of reign marks is a well-known phenomenon on imperial porcelain of the later Qianlong period.
China. Of compressed globular form with incurved rim, supported on three truncated conical legs, and covered inside and out in a glaze of even lavender-blue tone. The base with a six-character da Qing Yongzheng nianzhi seal mark painted in underglaze blue.
Provenance: From a Dutch private collection, assembled since the 1930s, and brought back from Indonesia. Thence by descent in the family.
Condition: Very good condition with only minor surface wear. The interior with some calcareous deposits, likely from prolonged use as a flowerpot.
Weight: 2 kg
Dimensions: Diameter 24 cm
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie's, New York, 20 September 2013, lot 1338
Price: USD 339,750 or approx.
EUR 411,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare miniature celadon-glazed tripod vase, Yongzheng seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1723-1735), 9 cm high
Expert remark: Compare this vessel, similarly covered in a monochrome glaze and supported on three truncated conical legs, like the present lot, with the tips left unglazed to reveal the white porcelain body. Note also the similar six-character Yongzheng seal mark in underglaze blue.
Buyer's Premium
30%
A CLAIRE-DE-LUNE GLAZED TRIPOD BRUSH WASHER, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
Expert's note
The appearance of the Yongzheng mark on the present lot is particularly noteworthy. During firing and subsequent cooling, the base of the vessel contracted and became slightly distorted, causing the previously applied mark to stretch accordingly. Such firing-induced distortion of reign marks is a well-known phenomenon on imperial porcelain of the later Qianlong period.
China. Of compressed globular form with incurved rim, supported on three truncated conical legs, and covered inside and out in a glaze of even lavender-blue tone. The base with a six-character da Qing Yongzheng nianzhi seal mark painted in underglaze blue.
Provenance: From a Dutch private collection, assembled since the 1930s, and brought back from Indonesia. Thence by descent in the family.
Condition: Very good condition with only minor surface wear. The interior with some calcareous deposits, likely from prolonged use as a flowerpot.
Weight: 2 kg
Dimensions: Diameter 24 cm
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie's, New York, 20 September 2013, lot 1338
Price: USD 339,750 or approx.
EUR 411,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare miniature celadon-glazed tripod vase, Yongzheng seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1723-1735), 9 cm high
Expert remark: Compare this vessel, similarly covered in a monochrome glaze and supported on three truncated conical legs, like the present lot, with the tips left unglazed to reveal the white porcelain body. Note also the similar six-character Yongzheng seal mark in underglaze blue.
Buyer's Premium
30%
