Lot 385 清晚期 五彩龍紋花口四足器座 | A Chinese Famille Verte Biscuit Floriform Stand, 19th Century

清晚期 五彩龍紋花口四足器座 | A Chinese Famille Verte Biscuit Floriform Stand, 19th Century

19th Century

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$2,000 - $3,000

Diameter 6 1/4 in., 16 cm.

repaired breaks to two legs; small chip to edge of underside, chip to one central flange of back of one leg; under Uv light, no additional repairs or restorations seen.

Molded in the form of a blossom, the top centered with a roundel enclosing a writhing dragon amidst floral scrolls, encircled by large radiating petals containing floral sprigs, all picked out in aubergine and green glazes on a pale yellow ground; supported on a shaped apron and four s-scrolled foliate feet decorated with meandering floral vines.
Property from the Collection of Admiral Charles M. Cooke. Jr., USN, thence by descent.
Provenance:
Property from the Collection of Admiral Charles M. Cooke. Jr., USN, thence by descent.
Admiral Charles M. Cooke, Jr. was a distinguished U.S naval officer and a leading strategist who played a critical role in shaping American naval operations during World War II. After surviving the attack on Pearl Harbor as the commanding officer of the battleship USS Pennsylvania, he was appointed principal planning officer for Admiral Ernest J. King. Serving as the Navy's Chief of Naval Plans, Cooke was instrumental in managing the Pacific War and directing the fleet's critical transition from battleship-centric warfare to aircraft carrier task forces. He was present at the Allied invasion of Normandy at Omaha Beach and concluded the war as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations.
Following the war, Cooke took command of the United States Seventh Fleet and U.S. Naval Forces, Western Pacific. During this tenure, he forged a deep and consequential relationship with the Republic of China’s leader, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. Later, after Chiang Kai-shek left for Taiwan and Cooke had resigned from service with the U.S. Navy, Cooke served as a naval consultant and played a role in strengthening the Nationalist government in Taiwan during the early 1950s. A close professional and personal bond existed between Madame and Chiang Kai-shek and Admiral and Mrs. Cooke and their families as evidenced by contemporaneous correspondence.
來源：
查爾斯·柯克上將（Admiral Charles M. Cooke, Jr., 1886-1970）舊藏，后家族傳承。
柯克上將是美國傑出的海軍將領與戰略家。珍珠港事件中他擔任“賓夕法尼亞號”艦長，後獲委任為金恩上將（Admiral Ernest J. King）的首席計畫官。任內主導了太平洋戰區戰略，推動美軍主力向航空母艦編隊轉型，親臨諾曼底登陸，二戰結束后升任海軍作戰部副部長。
戰後，柯克出任美國第七艦隊及駐西太平洋海軍司令。任內與中華民國領導人蔣介石委員長結下深厚情誼。作為備受倚重的海軍顧問與非官方軍事智囊，柯克於1950年代初期在協助鞏固台灣國民政府方面發揮了重要作用。從當時年柯克夫婦與蔣宋夫婦的往來信函即可印證，雙方在軍政與私交上的深厚羈絆更延伸至彼此家族。
以下内容由AI翻译：
【名称】
清晚期 五彩龍紋花口四足器座
【年代】
十九世纪
【描述】
模制成花朵形状，顶部中心为圆形开光，内绘一条在花卉卷草纹中的盘龙，周围是放射状的大花瓣，每片花瓣中饰有小花枝，以淡黄色为地，用茄子紫和绿色釉彩勾勒；底部为弧形裙边，四只S形叶状足上装饰有蜿蜒的花卉藤蔓。
来自查尔斯·M·库克海军上将收藏，后由其后代继承。
【品相】
两条腿有修复过的断裂；底面边缘有一处小缺损，一条腿背面中央翼缘有一处缺损；在紫外光下，未见其他修复或复原痕迹。