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Lot 1048
Sale 986 - Chinese and Himalayan Works of Art
Mar 29, 2022
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$2,000 -
3,000
Price Realized
$3,750
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
A Ruby Red-Ground Sgraffito 'Butterfly' Porcelain Seal Paste Covered Box
REPUBLIC PERIOD (1912-1949)
民國 “居仁堂製”款胭脂紅地軋道粉彩蝶戀花紋蓋盒
the domed cover meeting the box seamlessly at and internal raised lip, the whole supported above a short straight foot. The cover painted with a flight of butterflies picked out against a lightly incised scroll ground.
the domed cover meeting the box seamlessly at and internal raised lip, the whole supported above a short straight foot. The cover painted with a flight of butterflies picked out against a lightly incised scroll ground.
Diameter 4 1/2 in., 11 cm.
Property from the Collection of David and Diane Buck, Milwaukee, Wisconsin