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A pair of Chinese earthenware bird ewers, press moulded with…
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Auckland
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15-Oct-2019
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A pair of Chinese earthenware bird ewers, press moulded with remnant sancai glazes. Sold by George Walker Auctioneers in 1974 in a catalogue of early 'Chinese Ceramics... and Gold Tomb Jewellery... the property of a private collector and well-known authority'. The two 'very important sacrificial grave ewers...extremely rare...Tang Dynasty, 10th Century' examples accompany the auction invoice for $1350 and achieved the highest price recorded from the collection. Sold with the accompanying catalogue.
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Antiquities: Asian