FORMERLY THE PROPERTY OF OTTO GURGEN: A PROMINENT GERMAN ARGENTINIAN INDUSTRIALIST (BY REPUTE)A THINLY POTTED DEHUA / BLANC DE CHINE PORCELAIN VASE CHINA, QING DYNASTY, POSSIBLY KANGXI PERIOD The pear-shaped body is incised by a raised keyfret band, and the tapering neck flanked by ear-shaped handles suspending loose rings. The base bears an old handwritten collector label: ‘XVIIe K’ang - Hsi 1662 -1723’.H: 15 cm Provenance:- a private collection;- formerly the property of Otto Gürgen, a German prominent industrialist in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in the 1930s (by repute). Note: Compare with a related vase, formerly in the the George de Menasce (1891-1967) collection, sold at CHRISTIE’S New York, USA, ‘Sacred and Imperial: The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection’, 2020-09-04/29, lot 49, for USD 3,250. 德化薄瓷花瓶中国，清期，可能为康熙年间 NOTE: CONDITION REPORTS AND MEASUREMENTS It is up to the bidder to satisfy themselves prior to buying as to the condition of a lot. In relation to Condition Reports, whilst we make certain observations on the lot, which are intended to be as helpful as possible, references in the condition report to damage or restoration are for guidance. The absence of such a reference does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. The condition report is an expression of opinion only and must not be treated as a statement of fact. Measurements and weight are approximate and the potential bidder may re-ask it to be checked when asking for a condition report.
FORMERLY THE PROPERTY OF OTTO GURGEN: A PROMINENT GERMAN ARGENTINIAN INDUSTRIALIST (BY REPUTE)A THINLY POTTED DEHUA / BLANC DE CHINE PORCELAIN VASE CHINA, QING DYNASTY, POSSIBLY KANGXI PERIOD The pear-shaped body is incised by a raised keyfret band, and the tapering neck flanked by ear-shaped handles suspending loose rings. The base bears an old handwritten collector label: ‘XVIIe K’ang - Hsi 1662 -1723’.H: 15 cm Provenance:- a private collection;- formerly the property of Otto Gürgen, a German prominent industrialist in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in the 1930s (by repute). Note: Compare with a related vase, formerly in the the George de Menasce (1891-1967) collection, sold at CHRISTIE’S New York, USA, ‘Sacred and Imperial: The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection’, 2020-09-04/29, lot 49, for USD 3,250. 德化薄瓷花瓶中国，清期，可能为康熙年间 NOTE: CONDITION REPORTS AND MEASUREMENTS It is up to the bidder to satisfy themselves prior to buying as to the condition of a lot. In relation to Condition Reports, whilst we make certain observations on the lot, which are intended to be as helpful as possible, references in the condition report to damage or restoration are for guidance. The absence of such a reference does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. The condition report is an expression of opinion only and must not be treated as a statement of fact. Measurements and weight are approximate and the potential bidder may re-ask it to be checked when asking for a condition report.
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