A RARE PAIR OF FAMILLE VERTE LIME-GREEN-BACK DISHES

Lot 2823
30.05.2023 05:00UTC +00:00
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HKD 882 000
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Lot 2823 | A RARE PAIR OF FAMILLE VERTE LIME-GREEN-BACK DISHES
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HKD 200 000 – 300 000
A RARE PAIR OF FAMILLE VERTE LIME-GREEN-BACK DISHES

KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)

Each dish is decorated on the interior with three figures, all characters from the novel The Water Margin.

6 7/8 and 6 3/4 in. (17.3 and 17 cm.) diam.





Provenance

W. F. van Heukelom (1858-1937) Collection, Amsterdam, as recorded in the RHRP ledger

Sold at Sotheby’s London, 16-17 June 1937, lot 169

The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. 489
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