Asian Art II - 15th November 2023
Lot 514
TWO CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOWLS AND A JAR AND COVER
Estimate £500 - £1,000 | Hammer £1638
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Description
TWO CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOWLS AND A JAR AND COVER
19TH CENTURY
The smaller bowl decorated with panels of figures, the larger with a continuous floral scroll, the ovoid vase with phoenix and hibiscus flowers, 34cm. (4)
Provenance: from the family collection of Henry Ernest Leetham (1861-1923), and Kathleen and Noel Terry (d.1980). The original Terry family furniture is on display at Fairfax House in York; it was donated to the York Civic Trust after Noel?s death in 1980. Henry Leetham is recorded by R Davids and D Jellinek, Provenance, p.290, as a client of both Bluett's and Sparks between 1914 and 1927.