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Lot 1005
Chinese porcelain blue and white lidded jar
Sold
$375
Starting Bid: $200
Est.
$400 - $600
Live Auction
SELECT: 3 Day Auction
Description
Likely Qing Dynasty (19th c.), floral decoration and foo dog figural finial handle, no marks to underside, approx. 16"h x 8"dia
Condition
Good, a few small rim chips, hairline and glaze abrasion on neck and cover, small firing imperfections
Provenance
From the Collection of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Literature
Art dealer, connoisseur, and philanthropist Eugene Victor Thaw (1927-2018) was widely considered to be among the world's greatest collectors of European master drawings, French Post-Impressionism, Cubism, and an early advocate of the American Abstract Expressionists. One of the most respected art dealers of his day, he is credited with placing hundreds of major works into museums around the world, and was the founding member and past president of the Art Dealers Association of America.