Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc.
Live Auction

March 20, 2024: Americana - Day One

Wed, Mar 20, 2024 09:00AM EDT
  • Tobacciana
Lot 184

CONTINENTAL CERAMIC / PORCELAIN LARGE FIGURAL ASIAN HUMIDORS, LOT OF TWO

Estimate: $80 - $120
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$0 $10
$200 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
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$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

CONTINENTAL CERAMIC / PORCELAIN LARGE FIGURAL ASIAN HUMIDORS, LOT OF TWO, comprising one German porcelain bright polychrome hand-painted standing example depicting a figure wearing two beaded necklaces and floral-decorated garments and one sitting example featuring a figure wearing a hat and brown robe, holding the end of his twisted queue in right hand. Conta & Boehme, Poessneck, Germany; and other. Fourth quarter 19th/early 20th century. 11 1/4" HOA.

Condition

Porcelain example undamaged; sitting example having some imperfections including possible restoration/paint touch-ups, especially to top, a chip/loss to top interior flange, base having two minor flakes to rim, a moderate flake to one sleeve cuff and a minute flake to other cuff, and a flake to top and side of one finger, and some scattered glaze loss.

From the collection of Allen Gurst, Delray Beach, FL.