- Provenance
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To 1916
Duveen Brothers, New York [1]From 1916 to 1941
Mrs. B. F. Jones Jr. (d. 1941), Pittsburgh and Sewickley Heights, Pennsylvania, purchased from Duveen Brothers in 1916 [2]1941
Sale, New York, Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., āArt Property and Furnishings of the Palatial Residence of the Late Mrs. B.F. Jones Jr, Sewickley Heights, PA,ā November 27, 1941, lot 670 (ill.): āImportant Blue and White Five-Piece Garniture, Kāang-hsiāFrom 1941 to no later than 1945
Myron S. Falk, Sr. (1878-1945), Greenwich, Connecticut, purchased through Edward Wells at the Parke-Bernet Sale, Inc., New York, November 27, 1941 [3]From 1940s to 1980
Myron S. Falk, Jr. (1906-1992), New York, given by Myron S. Falk, Sr. in the 1940s [4]From 1980
Freer Gallery of Art, given by Myron S. Falk, Jr. and his sisters Mrs. Mildred F. Loew and Mrs. Eleanor F. Lenzner in 1980Notes:
[1] The garniture appears in an undated Duveen Brothers black-and-white stock photo, which bears the handwritten notations: "1849/29761, Height of Vases 18 1/2 ins., beakers 17 1/2 ins." and "61" in the lower left corner, and "A set of 5 Blue & White Nankin vases & beakers", in the lower right corner. See Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Duveen Brothers records, Duveen Brothers stock documentation from the dealerās library, 1829-1965. Series I. Photograph albums, 1871-1956. Series I.A. Stock albums, 1907-1954; ID/Accession Number: 2007.D.1 (bx.1-9), China books, vol. 3, p. 61. Persistent link: http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cat717039.
[2] The purchase was recorded on September 19, 1941 in the Duveen Brothers' collector file for B. F. Jones Jr., as one of the "Objects sold directly to Mrs. B.F. Jones, Jr.", during the year 1916. There it is described as "A Garniture of Five Pieces of Old Chinese Porcelain of fine quality. Kang Hsi period. Consisting of 3 Vases with Covers, and 2 Beaker-shaped Vases, decorated with figures of Lange Eleisen flowers, etc.", and a price of $9,000 is noted. See Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Duveen Brothers records, 1876-1981 (bulk 1909-1964). Series II. Correspondence and papers. Series II.I. Collectors' files: Jones, B. F., Jr., 1, ca. 1917-1941, ID/Accession number: 960015, (bx.472,f.3), p. 2. Persistent link: http://hdl.handle.net/10020/960015b472f003.
[3] The object is listed in an invoice issued by Wells Objects of Art Specialist in Chinese Antiquities to Myron S. Falk on November 28, 1941, copy in object file. A copy of the 1941 auction catalogue preserved in the Museum Library bears Myron S. Falk Sr.ās handwritten notations: āWelles will bid $1050 for M.S.F. Valued $3-4,000. Mrs. Jones paid Duveen Bros. $15,000", in the left margin and "Sold for $800. to M. S. F." in the right margin. The accompanying plate illustrating the garniture bears the handwritten notation: "In my opinion covers do not belongābut extremely fine set! Extremely rare in garniture form and without defects". See also āArt Sale Brings $14,135: Kāan-shi Garniture is sold for $750ā¦,ā New York Times (November 27, 1941).
[4] The objects were gifted by Myron S. Falk, Sr. to his son, Myron S. Falk, Jr., see Page Report, dated September 18, 1995, in object file. The objects were initially included in Sotheby-Parke-Bernet Galleriesās Sale āFine Chinese Works of Artā on May 8, 1980 as lot 261 (color ill.) and then taken out of the sale.
- Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)
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Mrs. Eleanor F. Lenzner
Mrs. Mildred F. Loew
Mr. Myron S. Falk, Sr.
Duveen Brothers
Mrs. B. F. Jones
Myron S. Falk, Jr. 1906-1992
- Description
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Beaker-shaped vase, one of two in a five-piece garniture (F1980.190-194). Blue-and-white.
Clay: white porcelain.
Glaze: clear, feldspathic.
Decoration: painted in underglaze cobalt blue with court scene similar to baluster vases 80.190, .191, .192 on flaring neck, other court ladies in garden setting on lower and middle sections. Sections divided by herringbone borders.Wood stand, not previously recorded.
- Published References
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- Auction catalogue. New York, May 8, 1980. lot 261.
- Art Property and Furnishings of the Palatial Residence of the Late Mrs. B.F. Jones of Sewickley Heights, PA. Washington, November 25-29, 1941. lot 670.
- Collection Area(s)
- Chinese Art
- Web Resources
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