A VERY RARE BLUE AND WHITE `PHOENIX’ WINE EWER

Lot 2804
30.05.2023 05:00UTC +00:00
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HKD 100 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 960155
Lot 2804 | A VERY RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'PHOENIX’ WINE EWER
Estimate value
HKD 100 000 – 150 000
A VERY RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'PHOENIX’ WINE EWER

LATE MING DYANSTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY

The teapot-shaped body is decorated with two phoenixes in flight amongst precious objects and foliage, all between the petal borders around the mouth and base and below the integral cover. The looped handle with a rectangular opening at the top and the spout are decorated with similar motifs.

9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm.) high





Provenance

The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. (X)83
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
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