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November 19, 2016 10:00 AMCalender
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Patriotic Export Porcelain Vase

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$523$425
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2961BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 19, 2016 10:00AM

Description:

Patriotic Export Porcelain Vase, China, c. 1920-38, flared rim and narrow neck above the baluster-form body decorated on each side with a female figure bearing a sword and American shield behind an American bald eagle clutching arrows, ht. 12 1/2 in.

Literature: See Fuchs II, Ronald W., and Jennifer L. Mass, "Deciphering The Declaration of Independence on Chinese Export Porcelain," American Ceramic Circle Journal, Vol. XV:169-187, 2009, for a discussion of this small group of Chinese export porcelain.
Estimate $600-800

Wear on enamel figures, an in the making flaw on the side extending into one figure, a firing crack in the base.


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Keywords

China