15th Sep, 2026 10:00
The September Auctions
A small Qingbai porcelain animal form brush holder
A small Qingbai porcelain animal form brush holder, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279), each end in the form of a lion, 11cm long
Provenance:Ben Janssens Oriental Art, TEFAF 2016 (label with MB on base), with receipt
Footnote:A Qingbai brush holder of cylindrical form with an interior divided into four irregularly shaped holes, unearthed from a hoard in the Suining city and dated to the Southern Song dynasty, is now in the collection of the Suining Museum [Song Yun: Sichuan Jiao Cang Wen Wu Ji Cui, Beijing, 2006, p. 82). Another brush holder of cylindrical form is in the collection of the Jianxi Provincial History and Ancient Ceramics Committee. (Qingbaici Jingpin Jianshang, Jianxi Meishu Chubanshe, Nanchang, 2012, p. 212)
The Private World of John Singer Sargent
The Private World of John Singer Sargent
The Jemima Pitman Collection
15 September 2026
A small Qingbai porcelain animal form brush holder, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279), each end in the form of a lion, 11cm long
Ben Janssens Oriental Art, TEFAF 2016 (label with MB on base), with receipt
A Qingbai brush holder of cylindrical form with an interior divided into four irregularly shaped holes, unearthed from a hoard in the Suining city and dated to the Southern Song dynasty, is now in the collection of the Suining Museum [Song Yun: Sichuan Jiao Cang Wen Wu Ji Cui, Beijing, 2006, p. 82). Another brush holder of cylindrical form is in the collection of the Jianxi Provincial History and Ancient Ceramics Committee. (Qingbaici Jingpin Jianshang, Jianxi Meishu Chubanshe, Nanchang, 2012, p. 212)
The Private World of John Singer Sargent
The Private World of John Singer Sargent
The Jemima Pitman Collection
15 September 2026
Good condition, triangular section removed for TL test. With C-Link thermoluminescence report by Yin Ling Leuong dated 19 June 2007, dating last firing to 700-900 years ago.
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Auction: The September Auctions, 15th Sep, 2026
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