• The Collection of Ann and Gordon Getty
Lot 18

Rare Pair of Massive Italian Painted, Parcel-Gilt and Incise Decorated Baluster-Shape Papier Mâché Vases, in the Japanese Taste

Estimate: $3,000 - $6,000
Sold for

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Imitating Japanese cloisonne, decorated with birds and branches on a black ground. 

4 ft. 3 in. x 24 in. diam.

Exhibited: San Francisco Decorator's Showhouse, May 2008. The Fall San Francisco Antiques Show, 2010.

Condition

Each fitted with a weighted top with nicks along the top rim and base. In good overall condition with scattered areas of inpainting and scuffing. Impressive scale and beautifully painted. 

Notwithstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.

 

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Sold Sotheby's Monaco, December 8, 1990, Lot 926.

The Collection of Ann and Gordon Getty.