Soren Emil Carlsen (1853-1932)
Lot 74 Property of a New York Collector

Soren Emil Carlsen (1853-1932)

Ming Vases (and Ginger Jar)

Closed22 May 2018

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Soren Emil Carlsen (1853-1932)
Ming Vases (and Ginger Jar)
signed and dated 'Emil Carlsen. 1931' (lower left)
oil on canvas
32 x 25 in. (81.3 x 63.5 cm.)
Painted in 1931.

The artist.
Luella May (Ruby) Carlsen, wife of the above, New York, 1932.
Dines Carlsen, Falls Village, Connecticut, son of the above, by 1966.
Florence B.G.S. Carlsen, daughter-in-law of the above, by descent, 1966.
Estate of the above, 1975.
Worstman/Rowe Fine Arts, Inc., San Francisco, California, 1975.
Robert M. Rice Gallery, Houston, Texas, 1975.
Private collection, Baltimore, Maryland, circa 1978.
Hammer Galleries, New York, circa 1979.
Mr. and Mrs. Haig Tashjian, New York, by 1979.
Joan Michelman Ltd., New York.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1987.

Specialist note

The present work depicts three variations of eighteenth-century Chinese porcelain. At the far left is a Chinese ‘famille rose’ porcelain vase, Yongzheng/early Qianlong period, circa 1735-45. In the middle is a Chinese blue and white porcelain ginger jar, Kangxi period, circa 1720. On the far right is a Chinese blue and white porcelain yenyen vase, Kangxi period, circa 1700.