1033
A Pair of Gilt Bronze Mounted Wucai Porcelain Baluster Jars and Covers
Estimate: $2,000-$3,000
Sold
$15,000
Live Auction
Chinese and Himalayan Works of Art
Size
Height of vase and cover 18 in., 45.8 cm.
Description
A Pair of Gilt Bronze Mounted Wucai Porcelain Baluster Jars and Covers
PORCELAIN: KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722). GILT BRONZE: 18TH/19TH CENTURY
清康熙 五彩龍戲珠將軍罐一對
each having a slightly spreading foot following a s-curve in rising to rounded shoulders supporting a straight neck, all surmounted by a conforming cover with a spherical ball finial. Decorated to the global body with a long sinuous dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl amidst cloud wisps. Further fitted with a gilt bronze collar and resting on a similar tiered stand.
each having a slightly spreading foot following a s-curve in rising to rounded shoulders supporting a straight neck, all surmounted by a conforming cover with a spherical ball finial. Decorated to the global body with a long sinuous dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl amidst cloud wisps. Further fitted with a gilt bronze collar and resting on a similar tiered stand.
Height of vase and cover 18 in., 45.8 cm.
Property Sold to Benefit a Nonprofit Cultural Organization
Condition
Each in overall good condition. Pitting to the glaze, and some rubbing of the decoration. One jar has a few small chips to the foot ring, the other one minor flaking of glaze on the cover.