ANTIQUE & ART AUCTION Tuesday, 17 October 2017 - 9:30 AM start
A large and impressive early 19thC Chinese famille rose lidded jar
Lot Details
baluster form, traditional panelled decoration including multiple figures within interior and walled garden settings, the elaborate framing of florals, butterflies and exotic birds, conforming lid, the top with brass collar and hinge and locking fittings, pinned, elaborate gilt enrichments. Height 620. Provenance: By family descent, purchased by Mrs A.R. Seccombe of Auckland, August 1927 as part of the house and contents purchase of 'Newstead', East Coast Rd, Milford from J. Reid Bennie, an English gentleman who came to N.Z. at the end of WWI with his antique collection. A copy of the letter detailing this purchase is available which notes "It is at least gratifying to know that the antiques which we have so painstakingly collected over a period of years are passing into the hands of those who can genuinely appreciate and enjoy the aesthetic in household embellishment". (See also lots 284 and 354 this catalogue).
