A PAIR OF MEXICAN POLYCHROME-DECORATED AND PARCEL-GILT EARTHENWARE OVOID JARS OR BUCAROS
29.11.2023 10:30UTC +00:00
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113400GBP £ 113 400
| Auctioneer | CHRISTIE'S |
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ID 1071214
Lot 11 | A PAIR OF MEXICAN POLYCHROME-DECORATED AND PARCEL-GILT EARTHENWARE OVOID JARS OR BUCAROS
Estimate value
£ 30 000 – 50 000
17TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY TONALA, ON LATE 17TH-CENTURY ENGLISH EBONISED STANDS
Each with everted rim flanked by small loop handles, one side to each decorated with three arches, the bases of the vases or jars, rounded; the wrought-iron-mounted ebonised stands each with three figural supports.
The vases: 34 ½ in. (87 cm.) high; 22.5 in. (57 cm.) wide; the stands 20 in. (51 cm.) high; 22 in. (56 cm.) diameter; 48 in. (122 cm.) high overall, and similar
Provenance
Possibly Admiral Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford (1653-1727), Chippenham Hall, Cambridgeshire, and by inheritance to his great niece Laetitia, Lady Sandys (née Tipping, 1699-1779).
At Ombersley Court, Worcestershire, by circa 1750, and by descent.
Literature
Ombersley Inventory, c.1750-75, where listed in 'The Great Hall', as 'two large cherry jarrs, brown & gold: on black carved frams'.
| Medium: | Ceramic |
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| Place of origin: | Mexico |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Vases and vessels |
| Medium: | Ceramic |
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| Place of origin: | Mexico |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Vases and vessels |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |||||
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