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    0570 & 0571-3

    0570 & 0571-3

    0570 & 0571-2

    0570 & 0571-2

    0570 & 0571-1

    0570 & 0571-1

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    PAIR OF FAMILLE VERTE OVOID LANTERNS 
    DESCRIPTION BELOW

    CATALOGUE NUMBERS 0570 & 0571

    PAIR OF FAMILLE VERTE OVOID LANTERNS

    KANGXI PERIOD (1661-1722)

    DIMENSIONS

    Height: 8 ¾ inches

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    PROVENANCE
    • Marchant, Ltd., London, 2002

    • Collection of Robert Bennet, Esq. of Thornby Hall, Northamptonshire

    • Collection of Dr. Lockhart

    • Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory nos. 42.694/5

    • Christie's New York, September 21, 2000, lot 326


    LITERATURE

    Gorer and Blacker, Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, London, 1911, vol. I, illus. pl. 123 and 272, pp. 50-51

     
    CATALOGUE NOTES

    A pair of eggshell porcelain famille verte ovoid lantern, the sides painted with a continuous scene, one with a lady and attendant playing a board game, overlooked by an official, the other side with a lady presenting the lady of the house with a wrapped dish, the other lantern with the dish presented uncovered, the neck and base with iron red diaper borders with green flower medallions.