About the Artwork
Pair of Baluster Jars
late 18th century
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Chinese
Chinese export
Porcelain, porcelain enamel and gold
Overall: 10 5/8 × 7 × 4 1/4 inches (27 × 17.8 × 10.8 cm)
Ceramics
European Sculpture and Dec Arts
Bequest of Ruth Nugent Head in memory of her mother, Anna E. Kresge, and her husband, Henry W. Nugent Head
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Provenance
Arthur S. Vernay (dealer), New York Ruth Nugent Head (1902-1985)
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Darr, Alan Phipps, "European Sculpture and Decorative Arts," Bulletin of the DIA, vol. 62, no. 3, Annual Report 1986, pp. 22-24
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