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Lot 1006
Kangxi era carved bamboo brush pot
Sold
$2,750
Starting Bid: $125
Est.
$250 - $350
Live Auction
SELECT: 3 Day Auction
Description
Likely 17th c., pierced carved and relief decorated with image of scholars in reflection, old paper descriptive tags attached to bottom and interior, 6"h x 4.5"dia
Condition
Fair/Poor, shows age and handling, shrinkage split to rim
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.