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Lot 80
Sale 1317 - Chinese and Himalayan Works of Art
Mar 26, 2024
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$1,500 -
2,500
Price Realized
$1,651
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
A Chinese Green-Enameled 'Dragon' Porcelain Cricket Jar and Cover
Daoguang Period (1820-1850)
清道光 綠彩龍趕珠蟋蟀罐
of squat cylindrical form with bulging sides at the waist, the top set with a flat fitted cover, the walls decorated in green enamels to show outstretched dragons in pursuit of pearls aflame, the top with a further dragon encircled by a wide band, the underside incised with a six-character Daoguang mark of the period.
Height 3 1/4 in., 8.2 cm.
Property from the Collection of David Billings and Beverly Hall Billings, Nantucket, MA.