A 'LONGQUAN' CELADON CENSER, YUAN DYNASTY

• Lot Sold $1,500 (Hammer Price)
• $1,800 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

the hexagonally lobed body tapering to tripod feet and set on the shoulders with upright stiff leaf handles attached to the galleried mouth, the neck with a diagonal frieze beneath the sea-green glaze
10.5CM

CONDITION

A firing flaw on rim lacking glaze approx  2cm., fine hairline glaze crack on rim onto interior approx 2.5cm, another from top of one leg to shoulder and another horizontally around top of shoulders approx 6cm, short firing 'cracks' through glaze at top of tripod legs 

 

In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby’s Australia is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.  NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE.