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October 25, 2018 12:00 PM - November 4, 2018 05:00 PMCalender
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Blue and White Opium Bottle

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Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 3158TLocation: BostonDate / Time: October 25, 2018 12:00PM

Description:

Blue and White Opium Bottle, China, 19th/20th century, flattened ovoid form with a raised oval foot, decorated with mythological scenes, four-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 3 3/4 in.

Provenance: By family descent from Thomas Handasyd Perkins (1764-1854). Perkins was an opium trader; he and his brother founded the Boston Athenaeum and the Perkins School for the Blind.
Estimate $500-700

Multiple glaze chips, losses to neck of bottle, surface scratches.


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Thomas Handasyd, China