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T. Y. Chao Private & Family Trust Collections of Important Chinese Ceramic, Rare

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Sotheby's: The T. Y. Chao Private and Family Trust Collections of Important Chinese Ceramics and Jade Carvings: Part 1, Hong Kong October 1986. Rare First Edition hardcover with dust jacket. One of the world's most impressive private collections of Chinese jade and ceramics - formed over a 40-year period by Tsao Yee Chao, chairman of the Wah Kwong Shipping and Investment Company - was sold in Hong Kong by Sotheby's in a two-session auction in November. The salewas held to aid in restructuring the $855 million debt of the financially troubled shipping group, which was Hong Kong's third largest ship owner with a fleet of 60 vessels.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 11 in (27.94 cm)Width: 8.5 in (21.59 cm)Depth: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
    1980-1989
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1986
  • Condition:
    dust jacket has wear, small repair.
  • Seller Location:
    valatie, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: NP-1307-1st1stDibs: LU2605118878632

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