A LARGE GUAN-TYPE 'DRAGON'-HANDLED VASE, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

A LARGE GUAN-TYPE 'DRAGON'-HANDLED VASE
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The neck of the vase is applied with a pair of handles in the form of chilong with tails curling over the body, and is covered overall with an even, lustrous pale-bluish-grey glaze suffused with gold and black crackle. The base and inside of the foot are covered with a brown dressing.
15 ½ in. (39.4 cm.) high

Pre-Lot Text
Samuel Mayo Nickerson (1830-1914)
Samuel Mayo Nickerson was a businessman who made his fortune in the distillery, railroad and banking industries. Together with his wife Matilda Nickerson (née Matilda Pinkham Crosby; 1837-1912), Samuel built an eclectic collection of Chinese works of art which included jades, porcelains, lacquer and bronzes, as well as modern paintings, sculpture, and engravings. They acquired much of their Asian art collection during several world tours that brought them to China, Japan and India. The majority of their collection was bequeathed to The Art Institute of Chicago in 1900.