Lot 650
- 650
A RARE TEADUST-GLAZED LOBED DOUBLE GOURD VASE QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY |
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Height 9 1/2 in., 24.1 cm
of trefoil section resting on a splayed foot, the three undulating lobes rising to slender neck and a conforming trilobed mouth, covered overall in a lustrous finely mottled olive glaze save for the unglazed foot ring
Provenance
Collection of Johannes Hellner (1866-1947).
Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, March 2001.
Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, March 2001.
Literature
Karen Thomson, ed., The Blema and H. Arnold Steinberg Collection, Montreal, 2015, pl. 170.
Condition
There is a crack encircling the join between the bulbs that has been oversprayed, and there is a very short firing crack to the foot. Some expected minor firing imperfections.
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
While teadust-glazed double gourd vases from this period are not uncommon, it is rare to find one of trefoil section such as the present. For related double-gourd vases with triple-spouted mouths, see one from the collection of Ira and Nancy Koger, sold at Christie's New York, 19th September 2009, lot 367 (part lot). See also a smaller robin's egg-glazed vase of similar form to the present, with a molded tied ribbon, sold at Christie's London, 12th September 2002, lot 372.