Thursday 23 April 2009

Oh, the irony



Lot 187: Antique Chinese blue-and-white 3-part begging bowl
Qing Dynasty, bears 4-character underglaze blue marks, the globular pot decorated with insects, prunus and foliage on separate spreading base and cover with interior band and auspicious symbol, 9.5"h x 9"dia. (total) - Condition: overall good, no damage or restorations observed, glaze flakes to rim of base - Provenance: the Doris Duke Foundation. Estimate: 300-500


Doris Duke's personal effects are hitting the auction block next month... - An Aesthete's Lament, Duke It Out


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10 comments:

An Aesthete's Lament said...

How did I miss that one? Damn. And I know it's typo in your post but I think condition cited as "overall god" is lovely :)

Mrs. Blandings said...

You do make me laugh.

Pigtown-Design said...

Some of the estimates seem very reasonable.

HOBAC said...

AL - worthy of a mention in that book Chinglish, I think.

HOBAC said...

PD - wouldn't it be nice to pick up a little something?

HOBAC said...

Mrs B - I'm glad of that.

little augury said...

wouldn't it be lovely- there are a few things more shabby than chic though- BUT I did make a list.
G.

Karen said...

Doris Duke = train wreck, but with money=nice things

Rose C'est La Vie said...

Ok, so I've made a bidding wishlist too from the Duke auction. Spent hours picking amongst the lots to net a very agreeable trawl, I think. I like the way Aesthete's Lament has summed up the way Duke ricocheted around decorative styles.

HOBAC said...

R - just hope it doesn't become a bun fight. It would nice to pick up a little something.