Provenance
The collection of Charles Russell and Richard Bennet, ca. 1910.
Sotheby's London, 6 June 1935, 'The Property of Charles F. Russell, Esq', lot 94.
Bluett & Sons, London, acquired from the above.
An Australian private collection.
S. Marchant & Son, London, with their label to the rear.
The Baert - Devos Collection, Belgium, acquired from the above in 1999.
Exhibited & published:
Published and discussed in R.L. Hobson, 'Chinese Ceramics in Private Collections', fig. 325. (see attached scans)
Royal Academy of Art, London, included in their 1935-1936 'International Exhibition of Chinese Art' and published in the accompanying catalogue, cat. no. 1926, with a label to the reverse. (see attached scans)
Art Gallery of New South Wales, included in their 1977 exhibition of 'Ming and Ching' and published in the accompanying catalogue, cat. no. 27, with a label to the reverse.
Published and discussed in J. Rogan, 'Antiques in Australia from Private Collections', p. 68-69.
S. Marchant & Son, London, included in their 1999 exhibition of 'Recent Acquisitions of Asian Art' and published in the accompanying catalogue, no. 5. Also published and discussed in their 2025 publication 'One Hundred Years', Vol. I, pp. 464-465, fig. 865, where the author notes they have acquired it in 1998 from an English dealer, who had rediscovered it earlier.
Lot 19
A fine Chinese blue and white figure of the immortal Zhongli Quan
Jiajing
H.: 38,9 cm
Prix au marteau comm. incl.
€ 110.500
Ce lot a été vendu le 4 septembre 2026, 14:00 (CEST) et n'est plus disponible
Provenance
The collection of Charles Russell and Richard Bennet, ca. 1910.
Sotheby's London, 6 June 1935, 'The Property of Charles F. Russell, Esq', lot 94.
Bluett & Sons, London, acquired from the above.
An Australian private collection.
S. Marchant & Son, London, with their label to the rear.
The Baert - Devos Collection, Belgium, acquired from the above in 1999.
Exhibited & published:
Published and discussed in R.L. Hobson, 'Chinese Ceramics in Private Collections', fig. 325. (see attached scans)
Royal Academy of Art, London, included in their 1935-1936 'International Exhibition of Chinese Art' and published in the accompanying catalogue, cat. no. 1926, with a label to the reverse. (see attached scans)
Art Gallery of New South Wales, included in their 1977 exhibition of 'Ming and Ching' and published in the accompanying catalogue, cat. no. 27, with a label to the reverse.
Published and discussed in J. Rogan, 'Antiques in Australia from Private Collections', p. 68-69.
S. Marchant & Son, London, included in their 1999 exhibition of 'Recent Acquisitions of Asian Art' and published in the accompanying catalogue, no. 5. Also published and discussed in their 2025 publication 'One Hundred Years', Vol. I, pp. 464-465, fig. 865, where the author notes they have acquired it in 1998 from an English dealer, who had rediscovered it earlier.
