CHINESE CANTON BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN CANISTER,19th century.- 6 in. square. Estimate $300-500
PROVENANCE: Estate of Victor Gauthier, Arlington, VA.
Gift of Matthew Vassar , founder of Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, to John Hovard Raymond upon completion of his first year as president of Vassar.
Acquired from Jane Wilson, Connecticut
The canister has no chips, no hairlines, just fritting of the glaze on one corner. On the foot and inside there are few kiln cracks which happened during the firing of the piece.
