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800
Bing & Grøndahl
Denmark, c. 1923
glazed porcelain 20½ h × 11 dia in (52 × 28 cm)
Denmark, c. 1923
glazed porcelain 20½ h × 11 dia in (52 × 28 cm)
estimate: $40,000–50,000
Carved hard-paste porcelain painted with underglaze colors. The footed body is decorated with a low-relief frieze of roots and bamboo trees culminating in a jungle of wild fruit, orchids, giant fronds, bamboo and a deep landscape. The lid is pierced, hand-carved and reticulated featuring a stylized bamboo thatch. Signed with stamped manufacturer's marks to underside in green: [Three Castles B & G Kj*bendhavn Danmark] and stamped artist's signature to underside of body in blue: [N.629 JO B & G].
provenance: Private collection, Chicago
