Lot 299. A 'Dehua' winepot, 17th-early 18th century. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's
of globular form set to one side with a small, curved spout and raised on three bracket feet, the six faceted sides molded in high relief with shaped oval panels depicting scenes of scholars and attendants in various landscapes, surmounted by an upright handle, the hexagonal cover topped with a crouching lion-form finial (2) - Height 8 1/2 in., 21.6 cm
From the Collection of Richard Lehman Gray
Provenance: Collection of P.J. Donnelly (d. 1978).
Exhibited: Courts and Colonies: The William and Mary Style in Holland, England, and America, Cooper-Hewitt Museum, New York, 1988, cat. no. 205.
Blanc de Chine: Divine Images in Porcelain, China Institute Gallery, New York, 2002, cat. no. 20.
Note: A closely related example is illustrated in P.J. Donnelly, Blanc de Chine, London, 1969, pl. 60A where the author states that a similar example in the collection of Queen Mary II, now at Hampton Court, was acquired prior to 1694, and that another was formerly in the collection of Augustus the Strong, now in the Dresden Porcelain Collection, no. 1, ibid. p. 121. An example with European gilt metal mounts was sold in these rooms 18th July 1980, lot 399.
Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 13 sept. 2016, 10:30 AM