A CLAIRE-DE-LUNE GLAZED TRIPOD BRUSH WASHER, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

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A CLAIRE-DE-LUNE GLAZED TRIPOD BRUSH WASHER, 18TH-19TH CENTURY Expert’s note The appearance of the Yongzheng mark on the present lot is particularly noteworthy. During firing and subsequent cooling, the base of the vessel contracted and became slightly distorted, causing the previously applied mark to stretch accordingly. Such firing-induced distortion of reign marks is a well-known phenomenon on imperial porcelain of the later Qianlong period. China. Of compressed globular form with incurved rim, supported on three truncated conical legs, and covered inside and out in a glaze of even lavender-blue tone. The base with a six-character da Qing Yongzheng nianzhi seal mark painted in underglaze blue. Dimensions: Diameter 24 cm Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie’s, New York, 20 September 2013, lot 1338 Price: USD 339,750 or approx. EUR 411,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare this vessel, similarly covered in a monochrome glaze and supported on three truncated conical legs, like the present lot, with the tips left unglazed to reveal the white porcelain body. Note also the similar six-character Yongzheng seal mark in underglaze blue.

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