ID 960155
Lot 2804 | A VERY RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'PHOENIX’ WINE EWER
Estimate value
HKD 100 000 – 150 000
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
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic, Porcelain |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Category: | Bowls |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic, Porcelain |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Category: | Bowls |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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