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A PAIR OF POLYCHROME ENAMELED PLANTERS WITH                             A SMALL FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELED DRUM SHAPED STAND
ORCHID DECORATION                                                       20th century
Republic period                                                         Molded in the form of a garden seat with raised circular bosses
Each thickly molded with a wide rim canted inward toward the            and joined cash-coin openings cut into the bulging sides, painted
deep curving well raised on a tall foot and painted on the exterior in  in colorful opaque enamels with bats, flowering branches and the
opaque enamels of subtle green hue with orchid sprays (each with        character ji on a variety of colored grounds, the foot and recessed
repairs to rim, lacking drainage saucers; with later lacquered and      base ring left unglazed.
pieced wood display stands.                                             6 1/2in (16.5cm) high
16in (40.7cm) diameter
22 7/8in (58cm) height with wood stands                                 US$1,000 - 1,500

US$1,500 - 2,500                                                        6323
                                                                        AN IRON RED ENAMELED JARDINIÈRE
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A YELLOW GROUND RECTANGULAR PLANTER WITH                                against the clear glaze covering the exterior walls and part of the
FAMILLE ROSE DECORATION                                                 interior wall (lacking original drip pan); with reticulated wood display
Qianlong mark, 20th century                                             stand.
The low canted walls incised with a peony and leaf scroll pattern       14in (35cm) height of jardinière
picked out in white and soft colors against the bright yellow ground,   18 3/4in (47.5cm) height including wood stand
the set-in corner feet and the designs on the inverted rim painted in
iron red and the base bearing the four-character mark also written in   US$1,000 - 1,500
iron red standard script.
9 1/2in (24cm) long

US$1,200 - 1,800

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