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50 | Bonhams A rouge-de-fer teapot, cover and stand
18th century
The pear-shaped teapot with a loop handle and straight spout, with
applied decoration of prunus and other flowers, enamelled in iron-red
and gilt, the cover and lobed stand similarly decorated.
14.5cm (5 3/4in) wide (3).
£1,500 - 2,000 HK$18,000 - 24,000
CNY14,000 - 19,000
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A famille verte powder-blue-ground punch bowl
Kangxi
Brightly enamelled on the exterior with twelve petal-shaped cartouches
rising from the foot enclosing qilin, phoenix, birds and flowers,
below gilt lotus blooms and scrolling foliage, the interior medallion
with chrysanthemum branches in a terrace encircled by a band of
butterflies amidst floral sprays.
29.7cm (11 3/4in) diam.
£700 - 1,000 HK$8,400 - 12,000
CNY6,700 - 9,600
Provenance
D & M Freedman Ltd., London
Roy Davids Collection, no.107
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A Chinese Imari beaker vase
Kangxi
The exterior boldly painted with long-tailed birds and phoenix perched
amongst rockwork, the scene completed with gilt and iron-red enamel
flowers, all between diaper borders at the rim and foot. 45cm (17
3/4in) high
£1,000 - 1,500 HK$12,000 - 18,000
CNY9,600 - 14,000