Fine Chinese Works of Art, Paintings & Calligraphy - 22nd May 2018

Lot 163

TWO CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE 'PHOENIX' KENDI KANGXI 1662-1722 Each with a quatrefoil body and a tall...

Estimate £3,000 - £5,000 | Hammer £8800

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Description

TWO CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE 'PHOENIX' KENDI KANGXI 1662-1722 Each with a quatrefoil body and a tall neck decorated with panels of flower sprays and floral and geometric patterns, the spouts formed as phoenix heads, 20cm. (2) Provenance: from the collection R W M Walker Esq., then purchased Sotheby's London, 12th July 1945, lot 75 by D J K Wright for £150, and later the collection of Mr Arthur Crick (1890-1956). Cf. C J A Jörg, Chinese Ceramics in the Collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, p.162, no.177 for a similar pair of kendi.