1st Mar, 2024 10:00
The No Reserve Dragon Sale
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A RARE PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE MINIATURE TEAPOTS AND COVERS, KANGXI PERIOD
康熙時期一對青花小茶壺
Sold for €2,340
including Buyer's Premium
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價
China, 1662-1722. Each delicately potted, of rectangular section, the bulbous body with a curved spout and a tall U-shaped handle over the domed cover surmounted by a knop finial. Each finely decorated in well graduated shades of cobalt blue to the body with foliate-shaped panels enclosing floral sprays and rockwork, surrounded by floral scroll, the rim and cover with scroll bands, the spout and handle with swirling clouds. (2)
Provenance: From the collection of Frances L. Dickson, and thence by decent within the family. One teapot with an old collector’s label, ‘John S. Lindisay’, the other with two old collector’s labels, ‘John S. Lindisay’ and ‘25I2’, to the base. Frances Louisa Dickson (1876-1967, née Maunsell) was an avid collector of both European and Chinese porcelain. She lived with her husband, Colonel William Dickson, and their four daughters at Kildimo House, county Limerick, Ireland, and in Bournemouth, England, in 1910. While little is known about her life, Frances Dickson’s substantial contribution to The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge University, has been noted for a great variety of porcelain figures and vessels from various ancient periods.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, including dark spots and some minor surface level scratches. One teapot with a shallow chip to the mouth, and a small chip to the cover with an old repair.
Weight: 163.4 cm and 177.4 cm
Dimensions: Height 10.6 cm (each), Width 9.8 cm (each)
Please click here to read the full description
Expert’s note: In the late 17th and early 18th centuries, miniature versions of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain forms were highly prized among collectors. Some of these miniatures would even be placed in ornate ‘porcelain cabinets’, alongside larger ceramics. An example of such a display can be viewed at the Kunstmuseum Den Haag (formerly the Gemeentemuseum, The Hague) where an elaborate 18th-century dollhouse contains its own miniature ‘porcelain room’.
Literature comparison:
Compare a related group of three miniature blue and white teapots similarly decorated with ‘Long Elizas’ and with a ‘yu’ mark on the base, dated to the Kangxi period, from the Robert Lehman Collection, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1975.1.1712.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s London, 12 November 2002, lot 103
Price: GBP 5,019 or approx. EUR 12,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare small blue and white ‘lotus’ teapot and cover, Kangxi
Expert remark: Note that with a width of only 5.3 cm this is also a miniature teapot from the Kangxi period.
点此阅读中文翻译 (Chinese Translation)
康熙時期一對青花小茶壺
中國，1662-1722 年。小方壺，鼓腹，流彎曲，高高的 U 形手柄，壺蓋有凸鈕。壺身青花開光描繪卷葉花卉紋。壺嘴和手柄上飾有雲紋。(2)
來源：Frances L. Dickson收藏，並在家族傳承。 一個茶壺的底部有一個收藏家的標籤 “John S. Lindisay”，另一個茶壺的底部有兩個收藏家的標籤 “John S. Lindisay”和“25I2”。Frances Louisa Dickson（1876-1967 年，née Maunsell）是歐洲和中國瓷器收藏家。1910 年，她與丈夫Colonel William Dickson上校以及四個女兒居住在愛爾蘭利默里克郡基爾迪莫莊園和英國伯恩茅斯。雖然人們對她的生活知之甚少，但Frances Louisa Dickson對劍橋菲茨威廉博物館的重大貢獻眾人皆知。
品相：狀況非常好，有輕微磨損和燒製不規則現象，包括黑點和一些輕微的表面劃痕。一隻茶壺，壺嘴處有一個淺缺口，蓋子上有一個小缺口，經過小修。
重量：分別163.4 厘米與177.4 厘米
尺寸：各高 10.6 厘米, 寬 9.8 厘米
文獻比較：
比較一組三件相近的康熙青花，底部有「玉」款識，來自Robert Lehman收藏，收藏於大都會藝術博物館，館藏編號1975.1.1712。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：倫敦佳士得，2002年11月12日，lot 103
價格：GBP 5,019（相當於今日EUR 12,500）
描述：康熙青花蓮紋茶壺
專家評論：請注意寬5.3厘米，以及為康熙時期。
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價
China, 1662-1722. Each delicately potted, of rectangular section, the bulbous body with a curved spout and a tall U-shaped handle over the domed cover surmounted by a knop finial. Each finely decorated in well graduated shades of cobalt blue to the body with foliate-shaped panels enclosing floral sprays and rockwork, surrounded by floral scroll, the rim and cover with scroll bands, the spout and handle with swirling clouds. (2)
Provenance: From the collection of Frances L. Dickson, and thence by decent within the family. One teapot with an old collector’s label, ‘John S. Lindisay’, the other with two old collector’s labels, ‘John S. Lindisay’ and ‘25I2’, to the base. Frances Louisa Dickson (1876-1967, née Maunsell) was an avid collector of both European and Chinese porcelain. She lived with her husband, Colonel William Dickson, and their four daughters at Kildimo House, county Limerick, Ireland, and in Bournemouth, England, in 1910. While little is known about her life, Frances Dickson’s substantial contribution to The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge University, has been noted for a great variety of porcelain figures and vessels from various ancient periods.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, including dark spots and some minor surface level scratches. One teapot with a shallow chip to the mouth, and a small chip to the cover with an old repair.
Weight: 163.4 cm and 177.4 cm
Dimensions: Height 10.6 cm (each), Width 9.8 cm (each)
Please click here to read the full description
Expert’s note: In the late 17th and early 18th centuries, miniature versions of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain forms were highly prized among collectors. Some of these miniatures would even be placed in ornate ‘porcelain cabinets’, alongside larger ceramics. An example of such a display can be viewed at the Kunstmuseum Den Haag (formerly the Gemeentemuseum, The Hague) where an elaborate 18th-century dollhouse contains its own miniature ‘porcelain room’.
Literature comparison:
Compare a related group of three miniature blue and white teapots similarly decorated with ‘Long Elizas’ and with a ‘yu’ mark on the base, dated to the Kangxi period, from the Robert Lehman Collection, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1975.1.1712.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s London, 12 November 2002, lot 103
Price: GBP 5,019 or approx. EUR 12,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare small blue and white ‘lotus’ teapot and cover, Kangxi
Expert remark: Note that with a width of only 5.3 cm this is also a miniature teapot from the Kangxi period.
点此阅读中文翻译 (Chinese Translation)
康熙時期一對青花小茶壺
中國，1662-1722 年。小方壺，鼓腹，流彎曲，高高的 U 形手柄，壺蓋有凸鈕。壺身青花開光描繪卷葉花卉紋。壺嘴和手柄上飾有雲紋。(2)
來源：Frances L. Dickson收藏，並在家族傳承。 一個茶壺的底部有一個收藏家的標籤 “John S. Lindisay”，另一個茶壺的底部有兩個收藏家的標籤 “John S. Lindisay”和“25I2”。Frances Louisa Dickson（1876-1967 年，née Maunsell）是歐洲和中國瓷器收藏家。1910 年，她與丈夫Colonel William Dickson上校以及四個女兒居住在愛爾蘭利默里克郡基爾迪莫莊園和英國伯恩茅斯。雖然人們對她的生活知之甚少，但Frances Louisa Dickson對劍橋菲茨威廉博物館的重大貢獻眾人皆知。
品相：狀況非常好，有輕微磨損和燒製不規則現象，包括黑點和一些輕微的表面劃痕。一隻茶壺，壺嘴處有一個淺缺口，蓋子上有一個小缺口，經過小修。
重量：分別163.4 厘米與177.4 厘米
尺寸：各高 10.6 厘米, 寬 9.8 厘米
文獻比較：
比較一組三件相近的康熙青花，底部有「玉」款識，來自Robert Lehman收藏，收藏於大都會藝術博物館，館藏編號1975.1.1712。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：倫敦佳士得，2002年11月12日，lot 103
價格：GBP 5,019（相當於今日EUR 12,500）
描述：康熙青花蓮紋茶壺
專家評論：請注意寬5.3厘米，以及為康熙時期。
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