Lot 109
Lot 109
PROPERTY FROM THE MRS ELIZABETH ATTRIDGE (1934-2018) COLLECTION
A LARGE CELADON-GLAZED FUNERARY JAR AND A HAN-STYLE POTTERY CANDLESTICK

SONG DYNASTY (960-1279) OR LATER

Price Realised GBP 1,125
Estimate
GBP 1,000 - GBP 1,500
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A LARGE CELADON-GLAZED FUNERARY JAR AND A HAN-STYLE POTTERY CANDLESTICK

SONG DYNASTY (960-1279) OR LATER

Price Realised GBP 1,125
Price Realised GBP 1,125
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The large funerary jar is decorated overall with a bluish celadon glaze, with the tall neck applied with depictions of human figures and mythical creatures, below loop handles around the mouth. The candlestick is modelled with three humanoid mythical beasts raising a leaf-form vessel, standing on a raised platform above a band of crouching beasts.
The jar 24 in. (61 cm.) high


Provenance
The jar: Christie's South Kensington, 25 September 1997, lot 413 (part lot)
The Mrs Elizabeth Attridge (1934-2018) Collection
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