A Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Model of a Dragon Boat
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $400 - $600
Estimate$400 – $600
Status
Closed
A Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Model of a Dragon Boat
LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY
finely modeled in the shape of a dragon with its head and tail curled up, the deck with a pierced pavilion with figures, the details picked out in yellow, green and aubergine glazes.
Length 9 1 /2 in., 24.1 cm.
Property from the Estate of Colonel John L. Walker and Mattie Mae Walker, Mexico, Missouri
Ms. Wu joined the firm in 2014, after working as a specialist in the Asian Works of Art Department of an East Coast auction house. She researches, appraises, and sells Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, and South East Asian works of art, including jades, bronzes, ceramics, paintings, armor, and furniture. Throughout her career, Ms. Wu has achieved record prices for several prominent estates and collections, including the Estate of Frank G. Mertes, Sr., Winona, Minnesota; the Chinese Painting Collection of Ms. Yuan Jiaying and Mr. Li Guoyuan, Chicago; the Estate of Hisazo Nagatani, Chicago, and the Asian Art Collection deaccessioned from the Strong Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.
