Charger
18" Diameter
18th Century
Porcelain w/ blue, white, red, green and buff glaze
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Large Japanese charger with underglazed
blue pair of fish in center medallion, blue clouds and blue
waves, eight medallions surrounding the inner wall with two
phoenix birds, two cranes under tree, two dragons and two large
flowers. Signed on foot with five spurs on bottom, four
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Appraised in 1997 at a retail
value of $8,000.00 by a Senior Member, Fine Arts, of the American
Society of Appraisers, and the Appraisers Association of America. He
was educated at the University of Houston; Academie Grande Chaumiere,
Paris, France; The Art Students League of New York, New York City;
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado; Museum of Fine Arts,
Houston; and studied Ceramics throughout Sweden, Texas Swedish
Cultural Foundation (scholarship to Konstfackskolan, Stockholm,
Sweden). His experience
includes Appraiser of Fine Arts, International Lecturer and Expert
Witness; Fine Arts Appraiser for the Internal Revenue, Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation; Federal Bureau of Investigation; U.S.
Customs; U. S. Marshall's Office; and various museums and private
collections. He is a member or officer in many professional art
associations, including Houston Art Dealers Association; African
American Heritage Museum, Houston; Oriental Ceramics Society,
Houston; Ima Hogg Ceramic Circle, Houston; Houston Philosophical
Society; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. He has been Instructor of
Fine Arts at the College of the Mainland, Texas; Women's Institute,
Houston; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and University of
Houston.
Original appraisal included with
purchase. |
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