{"product_id":"live-09-29-important-pair-of-antique-chinese-export-blanc-de-chine-duck-models","title":"Live 09\/29 Important Estate Pair of Chinese Export White Glazed Stoneware Ducks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA graceful pair of Chinese export ducks, modeled facing one another with heads gently bowed. Their streamlined form and soft white glaze give them a quiet, sculptural presence, equally at home on a mantel, a bookshelf or a stack of leather-bound volumes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe glaze has developed a fine web of age crazing, lending warmth and depth that only time can create. Simple in form but full of character, they carry the understated elegance collectors love in white Chinese ceramics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e From the estate of Julia Harrison Addis, a descendant of Robert Morris, signer of the Constitution and financier of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEmpress of China\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the first American ship to trade with China. The ducks postdate that historic voyage. The provenance is to the family.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetails:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e•\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eChinese export, white-glazed stoneware\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRepublic period to mid-20th century\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9\" tall each\/6” from beak to tail\/Base 3 1\/2”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRectangular plinth bases\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnmarked\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Overall age crazing, with some discoloration to the interior of the bases. Small chip to one base corner, minor kiln specks and a small stain to one base. Displays beautifully.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA lovely pair with a remarkable family history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greyson Manor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46175317524687,"sku":null,"price":428.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0608\/8038\/8303\/files\/0AB19997-79A6-4798-AAA7-D860D0450533.jpg?v=1790546174","url":"https:\/\/www.shoplilliangrey.com\/en-it\/products\/live-09-29-important-pair-of-antique-chinese-export-blanc-de-chine-duck-models","provider":"Lillian Grey","version":"1.0","type":"link"}