A Chinese gilt-decorated powder blue glazed porcelain
A Chinese gilt-decorated powder blue glazed porcelain baluster vase 洒蓝地描金瓷瓶 Qing dynasty 清
The exterior decorated in gilt with pheasants, sparrows, and flowering branches, with foliate-patterned bands at the foot and neck.
(H: 15 in.)
Property formerly in the collection of Harry J. Haon II (1901-1989), thence by descent
Haon was employed by E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, and was promoted in 1954 to the Foreign Relations Department as Manager of the European Office, London, England, until his retirement in 1962. Mr. Haon continued to live part-time in London into the late 1970s. It is believed that many of the Asian arts in his collection were acquired during this time in London.
Condition report:
Scattered rubbing to gilding, loss to glaze approx. 1 cm at shoulder, a small glaze skip at foot, scattered surface soiling.
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A Chinese gilt-decorated powder blue glazed porcelain baluster vase 洒蓝地描金瓷瓶 Qing dynasty 清
The exterior decorated in gilt with pheasants, sparrows, and flowering branches, with foliate-patterned bands at the foot and neck.
(H: 15 in.)
Property formerly in the collection of Harry J. Haon II (1901-1989), thence by descent
Haon was employed by E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, and was promoted in 1954 to the Foreign Relations Department as Manager of the European Office, London, England, until his retirement in 1962. Mr. Haon continued to live part-time in London into the late 1970s. It is believed that many of the Asian arts in his collection were acquired during this time in London.
Condition report:
Scattered rubbing to gilding, loss to glaze approx. 1 cm at shoulder, a small glaze skip at foot, scattered surface soiling.
