SOLD! for $2,860.00.
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Selling with Case- Low Estimate: $500.00
- High Estimate: $600.00
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Large pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain ginger or temple jars, both having opposing dragon decoration, applied figural foo dog masks to the shoulders, and domed lids with figural foo dog finials. 18 3/4" H. 20th century.
PROVENANCE: The estate of Thelma Schlicher, by descent from the estate of U.S. Ambassador Ronald Schlicher, Brentwood, TN. Note: Tennessee native Ron Schlicher entered the foreign service in 1982, working primarily in the Middle East. He returned to TN after retiring in 2011. Among his many diplomatic roles, he served as Ambassador to Cyprus, U.S. Principal Deputy Assistant Coordinator of Counterterrorism, and was director of the Iraq Task Force during the 2003 war with Iraq.
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CONDITION: Both jars are in overall very good condition with scattered firing and glaze imperfections, in the making.
