Lot 3418. An Extremely Rare and Important Blue-And-White ‘Lychee’ Moon Flask, Yongzheng Period, 1723-1735. H 26.5cm. Estimate HKD 7,000,000 - 10,000,000 (USD 893,382 - 1,276,260). Lot sold HKD 14,160,000 (USD 1,807,184). © Poly Auction.
Provenance: From the Jacobs Demarest Homestead which was built in 1678. An inventory of the house in an early 19th century family bible includes this flask.
Marlene Casey Collection
Sotheby's New York, 3 June 1992, lot 234
Robert Chang Collection, 1993
Christie's Hong Kong, 31 October 2000, lot 816
Christie's New York, 20 September 2005, lot 343
The Ten-Views Lingbi Rock Retreat Collection.
Exhibited: An Exhibition of Important Chinese Ceramics from the Robert Chang Collection: Christie's London, June 2-14, 1993.
Poly Hong Kong. Inheritance - A Selection Of Important Chinese Art From The Ever Concord, 2 october 2018, Grand Hyatt Hong Kong