A pair of celadon-glazed famille-rose enameled leaf-shaped palettes, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period - Sotheby's
each delicately made in the shape of a leaf with smaller leaf forming a well to the side, detailed with incised veins, one painted with a butterfly, silkworm and fly, the other with a spider, beetle and caterpillar, each base with ten tiny spur marks (2). Lengths 4 1/2 in., 11.5 cm. Estimation: 6,000 - 8,000 USD. Lot. Vendu 46,875 USD
PROVENANCE: J.T. Tai & Co., Inc. New York, 1969.
Collection of Eugene D. Buchanan, acquired by current owners circa 1977.
Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. New York | 19 mars 2013 www.sothebys.com