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Lot 1036
Near pair Chinese celadon and blue rouleau vases
Sold
$650
Starting Bid: $250
Est.
$500 - $700
Live Auction
SELECT: 3 Day Auction
Description
Qing Dynasty (19th c.), blue decorated green glaze porcelain, depicting foo lions on a field of clouds, one with double foo dog handles, the other with molded lion heads with rings, 23"h x 9"dia (larger)
Condition
Fair, each with significant glaze loss to interior neck, one with nick rim break repairs and overall craquelure **Condition reports are rendered as specialist opinion by the staff of the Auction House and not as statements of fact. We do not guarantee the content of written or verbal condition reports. The absence of a condition report does not imply that there are no condition issues with the lot. Please call us at (973) 377-1500 or e-mail info@milleabros.com with any questions about this lot at least 24 hours prior to auction.
Provenance
Furnishings from the Estate of Barbara Allen de Kwiatkowski, a Parish-Hadley Commission
Literature
Model, socialite, and Andy Warhol protege, Barbara Allen de Kwiatkowski, made her name as a young editor at Interview Magazine and as a popular subject of the Society pages. Later marrying German industrialist and polo champion Henryk de Kwiatkowski, they built a Connecticut country estate and stables, designed by architect Alan Wanzenberg and decorated by legendary interior designers Sister Parish and Albert Haley