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CATALOGUE NUMBERS 0570 & 0571
PAIR OF FAMILLE VERTE OVOID LANTERNS
KANGXI PERIOD (1661-1722)
DIMENSIONS
Height: 8 ¾ inches
PROVENANCE
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Marchant, Ltd., London, 2002
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Collection of Robert Bennet, Esq. of Thornby Hall, Northamptonshire
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Collection of Dr. Lockhart
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Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory nos. 42.694/5
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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.
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