Lot Details
Lot 247
Set of Two Chinese Export Porcelain Bowls Made for the Middle Eastern Market
Height of larger 4 3/4 inches, diameter 11 3/8 inches.
C Property from an Upper East Side Townhouse decorated by Jeffrey Bilhuber
Estimate: $300 - $500
Unsold
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Larger Bowl: there are approximately three hairline cracks to the body; there are some scattered small dark colored inclusions to the body on the interior side of the bowl as well as a few burst glaze air bubbles, in the making; gilding along the top rim edge has been worn away and has been subsequently gold overpainted; the calligraphic inscription at the center of the bowl is quite worn and faded; not blacklighted
Smaller Bowl: appears to have been previously broken into two complete halves and then glued back together; there is currently some sharpness and roughness to these break/join lines and rim edges (apparently not professionally repaired); the calligraphic inscription at the center of the bowl is quite worn and faded; not blacklighted; height 2 3/4 inches, diameter 5 5/8 inches
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Please contact the specialist department to request further information or additional images that may be available.
Smaller Bowl: appears to have been previously broken into two complete halves and then glued back together; there is currently some sharpness and roughness to these break/join lines and rim edges (apparently not professionally repaired); the calligraphic inscription at the center of the bowl is quite worn and faded; not blacklighted; height 2 3/4 inches, diameter 5 5/8 inches
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Please contact the specialist department to request further information or additional images that may be available.
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