iGavel Auctions: Chinese Sang de Boeuf Ovoid Jar and Cover, c.1900 with Stand ASW1

Estimate
$700-1000

Description
with incised inscription to underside of cover and underside of vase, and with a paper label to underside of vase, with note reading "Ginger Jar, Made in or near "Kun Ning" circa 1880, 'Ox Blood,' 'Sang De Boeuf, N.Y. 1944"

Provenance

Measurements
Height: jar 8 inches without stand or cover
Diameter: approx 8 1/2 inches

Weight

Condition
the foot rough and chipped around the entire circumference consistent with loss at manufacture, the glaze with some slight crazing, and the surface abraded and scratched consistent with age and use, the interior with notable glaze gaps, minor chips along the lip of both the jar and cover, and the cover slightly small and ill fitting, the stand with the stretcher ring off set with some irregular wear to the surface, and with general signs of age to the stand including rubbing to the surface and nicks