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Chinese Export Porcelain Pistol-handled Vase and Cover for the American Market

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Chinese Export Porcelain Pistol-handled Vase and Cover for the American Market, Dated 1789 on base. The Chinese Export porcelain vase is decorated with painted brown and gold flowers scattered across the body. To either side is an oval molded central panel painted on the border with a band of brown leaves and within with a grouping of items including a hunting horn, a deer's head, a quiver of arrows, a goose head and several hunting items including an ax. To each side, rising above to the side of the cover are two gilt handles in the form of pistol grips. Suspended from this is a chain of four molded corn husks, A band of brown and gold corn husks forms a ribbon around the vase descending from the handles and meeting in the lower section . The vase stands on a square hollow base with the lower section of the vase narrowing and then flaring into a molded band of a series of leaves in brown with gilt highlights. The cover is similarly decorated with a gilt knob and a band of molded leaves around the border. Dimensions: 16 inches high x 8 ¾ inches wide x 7 inches deep Provenance: Sotheby's, London, June 20, 2001, lot 387. (Ref: VM98569-18) (VM98698)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 16 in (40.64 cm)Width: 8.75 in (22.23 cm)Depth: 7 in (17.78 cm)
  • Style:
    George III (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
    1780-1789
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Dated 1789
  • Condition:
    Repaired: Old repaired hairline on neck to one side and a crack through socle & finial off and on. Minor losses.
  • Seller Location:
    Downingtown, PA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: VM986981stDibs: LU861042741692

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