Two celadon-glazed dishes
Yuan/Ming dynasty
(2)
Estimate $1,500 – $2,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, NEW SOUTH WALES
comprising one with widely flared shallow sides carved on the interior with a central crane in flight encircled by a foliate meander with combed detailing, the glaze of olive-green tone, and a 'Longquan' celadon dish with shallow rounded sides springing from a short tapering foot and rising to a broad everted lipped rim, covered inside and out with a sea-green glaze
(2)
27 cm and 30.5 cm diameter
- Lot Sold SOLD
Condition Report
The first dish - a fine hairline crack from the rim to the centre and some fine glaze cracks. The glaze misfired to a brownish tint on one half of the bowl The second dish - surface wear and scratches, three shallow rim chips approx 1 cm to 0.5 cm. The glaze partly misfired to a brownish tone.
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Guy CairnduffHead Arts & DesignMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Guy Cairnduff |
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Geoffrey SmithChairman Australian & International ArtMelbourne | Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Geoffrey Smith |
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Alison AlfordSpecialist Consultant Arts & DesignSydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Alison Alford |
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Anthony HurlSpecialist Consultant Arts & DesignAdelaide T: +61 (0)8 7225 7836 E: Anthony Hur |
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Ann RobertsSpecialist Consultant, Asian Art Arts & DesignMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Ann Roberts |
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Fiona HaywardSenior Specialist Australian & International ArtMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Fiona Hayward |
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Brett BallardSenior Specialist Australian & International ArtSydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Brett Ballard |
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Liza HallamAdministrator Arts & DesignMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Liza Hallam |
