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Lot 385
A TEADUST-GLAZED TRIPPLE-GOURD THREE-NECK VASE
Estimated Value:
1.500 € - 2.500 €
Result:
5.439 € incl. Premium and VAT
Description:
China, 18th/19th c.H. 24,3 cm
Unusually potted as a flower vase with three thin vertical spouts for single shoots, the body and base all under a rich even opaque slightly speckled olive-green glaze of typical hue.
Old Cologne private collection, bought from Lempertz Cologne, June 1985, lot 1351
While teadust-glazed double gourd vases from this period are not uncommon, it is rare to find one of trefoil section such as the present. For related double-gourd vases with triple-spouted mouths, see one from the collection of Ira and Nancy Koger, sold at Christie's New York, 19th September 2009, lot 367 (part lot). See also a smaller robin's egg-glazed vase of similar form to the present, with a molded tied ribbon, sold at Christie's London, 12th September 2002, lot 372 - Good condition
