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Lot 1009
Chinese Export gourd-form lacquered tea caddy
Sold
$1,600
Starting Bid: $250
Est.
$500 - $700
Live Auction
SELECT: 3 Day Auction
Description
Qing Dynasty (19th c.), gilt decoration on apple green ground, engraved pewter insert, approx. 7"h x 7.5"dia
Condition
Good, minor gilding loss, light crazing in lacquer, spots of lacquer loss, lacking key
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.