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A CELADON JADE TRIPOD CENSER LATE QING DYNASTY
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- jade
the bulbous body carved with two bowstring bands, beneath the waisted neck and flared rim, the shoulders set with opposing angular handles after the archaic bronze prototype, all supported on three hollow cabriole legs issuing from taotie masks, the lustrous stone of pale green color with a yellowish tinge
Provenance
Property from a Midwest collector.
Sotheby's New York, 14th September 2011, lot 376.
Sotheby's New York, 14th September 2011, lot 376.
Condition
The censer is in overall good contition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
An almost identical jade tripod vessel but of slightly smaller size in the Baur collection is illustrated in Pierre-F. Schneeberger, The Baur Collection Geneva: Chinese Jades and Other Hardstones, Geneva, 1976, B 57.