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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF WINSTON F.C. AND C.Z. GUESTWinston Frederick Churchill Guest, born in England in 1906 and named after his godfather and his father's best friend and cousin, Sir Winston Churchill, was raised in the company of great men. His father, Captain the Right Honourable Frederick E. Guest, a grandson of the 7th Duke of Marlborough, was a Member of Parliament and held the post of Britain's first Secretary of State for Air. His mother, Amy Phipps, daughter of Henry Phipps of Pittsburgh who was a philanthropist and partner at Carnegie Steel Corporation, harnessed her considerable resources to fulfill her deep interest in aviation and to realize its value in the future of world transportation. Mr. Guest was not only a devoted student (while attending Yale University and Columbia Law School he developed fluency in French and Spanish), but also an avid sportsman and Polo Hall of Fame 10 Goal player. He later served as Captain in the United States Marine Corps in World War II, and during his overseas travels he began his exceptional art collection. Many of the Chinese works in the collection were purchased by Mr. Guest in the mid-20th century, following the war, through his close friend Ralph M. Chait, of Chait Galleries, and through C.T. Loo, also a predominant Chinese art dealer of the period. In 1947, he married the love of his life, Lucy Douglas Cochrane, of Boston, known to family and friends as C.Z., which stemmed from her young brother's attempt to call her 'sister'. Ernest Hemingway stood witness as best man at the ceremony in Havana, Cuba. As a style icon of New York high society, Mrs. Guest graced the covers of Time magazine and Town & Country, among many others. With their unbridled enthusiasm, high standards and unrivaled sense of style, C.Z. and Winston F. C. Guest became one of the most iconic taste-making couples of 20th century America. The following section (lots 800-810) presents selected Chinese works of art from the collection of Winston F. C. and C.Z. Guest. Christie’s is also honored to offer Western decorative arts in The Exceptional Sale and The Collector Sale later in the Fall.
A BLUE AND WHITE BRUSH POT
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Details
A BLUE AND WHITE BRUSH POT
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The sides are finely decorated with an audience scene in a terraced garden, depicting a central female figure being greeted by a bowing official surrounded by attendants. The countersunk base is inscribed with an apocryphal Chenghua mark.
6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) diam.
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The sides are finely decorated with an audience scene in a terraced garden, depicting a central female figure being greeted by a bowing official surrounded by attendants. The countersunk base is inscribed with an apocryphal Chenghua mark.
6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Frank Caro, successor to C.T. Loo, no. 2068, (according to label).
Literature
S. Salk, C.Z. Guest American Style Icon: Celebrating Her Timeless World at Home, in Her Garden & Around Town, New York, 2013, p.151.
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