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A FINE AND RARE BLUE AND WHITE ‘FLORAL’
CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
MARK AND PERIOD OF KANGXI
the base with a six-character mark in underglaze blue (2)
Diameter 6⅝ in., 16.8 cm
PROVENANCE
Collection of John A. Pope (1906-1982).
Circular blue and white boxes bearing Kangxi reign marks
are extremely rare and no other example of this design
appears to be published. A related box of the same size,
with a denser design of prunus and butterflies, sold in
our Hong Kong rooms, 8th October 2008, lot 2571; and a
smaller (13.5cm diameter) example with a figural scene,
formerly in the Edward T. Chow Collection, was sold twice
in our Hong Kong rooms, 25th November 1980, lot 109 and
14th November 1989, lot 73.
$ 40,000-60,000
清康熙 青花花卉紋蓋盒

《大清康熙年製》款
來源
約翰•A•波普 (1906-1982) 收藏

505
A BLUE AND WHITE ‘EIGHT AUSPICIOUS 清雍正 青花八吉祥紋花式盤
EMBLEMS’ FOLIATE-RIM DISH
MARK AND PERIOD OF YONGZHENG 《大清雍正年製》款
the base with a six-character mark in underglaze blue within 來源
a double circle 吉慶堂，香港，1999年1月6日
Diameter 5⅞ in., 14.9 cm
PROVENANCE
Orientique, Hong Kong, 6th January 1999.
$ 6,000-8,000

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