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Lot 1119
Two Chinese Porcelain Hat Stand Lamps
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Late 19th century, includes a hat stand with reticulated quatrefoil openings, the rest of the body is hand painted with a village nestled within tall mountains, calligraphy and a red seal to upper portion near rim, the reverse with an inscription in black ink as well, and a hat vase hand painted in black ink with a group of Chinese scholars looking at a handscroll together, both hat stands have been drilled and fitted as lamps with carved wooden bases and metal top mounts, double lightbulb fixtures to both, come together with lampshades.

HOA 24 in.

From the Estate of the late Mr. & Mrs. Charles and Cynthia Salzhauer, Oxford, North Carolina

Lampshades have loss and wear to interior or to exterior; a hairline rim crack to temple hat stand; Scholar hat stand has a black mark or chip to foot rim; hat stands both drilled for lamp fitting; hat stands not examined outside of the lamp mounts.