A rare elephant form blue and white kendi, late Ming dynasty, 17th century

Lot #538 - A rare elephant form blue and white kendi, late Ming dynasty, 17th century

Auction House:

Mossgreen
Sale Name:

The Peter Elliott Collection
Sale Date:

30 Aug 2015 ~ 6pm - Part 1 (Lots 1 - 193)
31 Aug 2015 ~ 11am - Part 2 (Lots 194 - 340)
31 Aug 2015 ~ 2pm - Part 3 (Lots 341 - 511)
01 Sep 2015 ~ 10.30am - Part 4 (Lots 512 - 754) and 2pm - Part 5 (Lots 755 - 1013)
Lot #:

538
Lot Description:

A rare elephant form blue and white kendi, late Ming dynasty, 17th century
19cm high
Exhibited:

‘Oriental trade ceramics in South East Asia, 10th-16th C.’, National Gallery Victoria; art gallery of South Australia and art gallery of NSW, 1980, Cat.no. 65
References:

Illustrated: John Guy, 1980, no.65, p.50; See Regina Kraal & John Ayes, “Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Serai Museum 11, Istanbul, p729, pl 1293&1294 for two similar examples, “late 16th century”.
Estimate:

A$1,000 - 1,500
Realised Price:

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Category:

Oriental

This Sale has been held and this item is no longer available. Details are provided for information purposes only.