Online Auction 23287Two American Collections: The Estates of Adolphus and Emily Andrews, San Francisco and Donald Bruce Wilson, Memphis
A PAIR OF ORMOLU-MOUNTED CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN MODELS OF TOADS
Lot 5THE COLLECTION OF ADOLPHUS ANDREWS, JR. AND EMILY TAYLOR ANDREWS

A PAIR OF ORMOLU-MOUNTED CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN MODELS OF TOADS

THE PORCELAIN QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY; THE MOUNTS 19TH CENTURY

Closed18 June 2024

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USD 5,000–8,000

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A PAIR OF ORMOLU-MOUNTED CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN MODELS OF TOADS
THE PORCELAIN QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY; THE MOUNTS 19TH CENTURY
The toads modeled with raised heads and all-over spots under a turquoise glaze, their backs each with a shaped opening for incense or use as a small planter, on pierced ormolu scrollwork bases
7 ½ in. (19 cm.) long, overall

Acquired from William Redford, London.

Specialist note

A similar turquoise-glazed Chinese porcelain toad-form censer in the collection of Ann and Gordon Getty was sold by Christie's, New York, 22 October 2022, lot 362 ($119,700).

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