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A VERY RARE LARGE PAIR OF SQUARE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN ICE-BUCKETS, CHINA QING DYNASTY LATE 18TH EARLY 19TH CENTURY (2)
One in very good condition, with only very small firing imperfections, minor surface wear and minor scratches, inside the plain white glaze with stains of stale water, the second in one side a chip with a V-shaped hairline from the mouth rim down close to the foot rim and with very small firing imperfections, minor surface wear and minor scratches, inside the plain white glaze with stains of stale water, as expected of the age and typical of this type.
Provenance: from the heirs of a major of Royal Italian army in China until 1903
31, 7 cm high, 38,8 cm max wide
Provenance: from the heirs of a major of Royal Italian army in China until 1903
31, 7 cm high, 38,8 cm max wide
ESTIMATE € 5.000 - 10.000
Our ice-bucket with this type of decoration suggest that the were used by a noble consort.
In the National Palace Museum Beijing we can see some example with this form in cloisonne¿ with square section. Large ice chests were used in the Palace during the hot summer months. Filled with ice and placed in certain rooms used by the Imperial family. The ice was used to cool drinks, fruit and sweet, as well as cooling the surrounding area and somewhat alleviating the oppressive heat of Beijing, which the Manchu emperors found so uncomfortable. These chests were sometimes placed directly on the floor beneath tables to cool both the food and those seated at the table. In winter ice blocks were cut from the Inner Golden River and were stored in the five ice vaults in the Forbidden City near the Gate of the Great Ancestors.
In the National Palace Museum Beijing we can see some example with this form in cloisonne¿ with square section. Large ice chests were used in the Palace during the hot summer months. Filled with ice and placed in certain rooms used by the Imperial family. The ice was used to cool drinks, fruit and sweet, as well as cooling the surrounding area and somewhat alleviating the oppressive heat of Beijing, which the Manchu emperors found so uncomfortable. These chests were sometimes placed directly on the floor beneath tables to cool both the food and those seated at the table. In winter ice blocks were cut from the Inner Golden River and were stored in the five ice vaults in the Forbidden City near the Gate of the Great Ancestors.
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TWO PARTIALLY GILT BRONZE FIGURES OF WARRIORS, JAPAN, MEIJI PERIOD (1869-1912) (2)
TWO PARTIALLY GILT BRONZE FIGURES OF WARRIORS, JAPAN, MEIJI PERIOD (1869-1912) (2)
ESTIMATE € 800 - 1.400
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A SMALL BLACK, RED AND GOLD LACQUER TRAVEL CABINET, JAPAN, MEIJI PERIOD (1869-1912)
A SMALL BLACK, RED AND GOLD LACQUER TRAVEL CABINET, JAPAN, MEIJI PERIOD (1869-1912)
ESTIMATE € 200 - 500
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A BLACK AND GILT LACQUER KODANSU (SMALL CABINET), JAPAN, MEIJI PERIOD (1869-1912)
A BLACK AND GILT LACQUER KODANSU (SMALL CABINET), JAPAN, MEIJI PERIOD (1869-1912)
ESTIMATE € 300 - 500
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AN UNUSUAL BLACK AND GILT LAQUER CABINET FOR TOBACCO, JAPAN, MEIJI PERIOD (1869-1912)
AN UNUSUAL BLACK AND GILT LAQUER CABINET FOR TOBACCO, JAPAN, MEIJI PERIOD (1869-1912)
ESTIMATE € 200 - 500
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A BLACK AND GOLD-LACQUER 'FUBAKO' (BOX FOR LETTERS), JAPAN, EDO-MEIJI PERIOD
A BLACK AND GOLD-LACQUER 'FUBAKO' (BOX FOR LETTERS), JAPAN, EDO-MEIJI PERIOD
ESTIMATE € 400 - 600