Very large stoneware Martaban Jar;
Qing Dynasty; Daoguang, 1821-1850.
The measurements are as follows:
19-1/2" diameter opening
29-1/2" tall
82" circumference around the center
Appraised in 2003 at $2,500.00 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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