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A ‘PSEUDO-TOBACCO LEAF’ DISH AND
TWO SAUCEBOATS EN-SUITE
Qianlong
The oblong dish and the scalloped rim
sauceboats decorated with hibiscus flowers,
cut fruit and tobacco leaves in brightly
coloured enamels and gilt. The dish 33.3cm
(13 1/8in) wide (3).

£2,000 - 3,000
HK$21,000 - 32,000
CNY18,000 - 26,000

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THREE CHINESE IMARI AND A PAIR OF
CLOBBERED BLUE AND WHITE EXPORT
DISHES
Qianlong
The largest dish enamelled with a central
leaf-shaped panel reserved with a vase and
sprays of flowers, within a lotus border;
together with a pair of circular plates in
underglaze blue and over glaze iron-red
enamels; and a pair of underglaze blue and
later ‘clobbered’ enamelled octagonal plates,
one wood stand. The largest: 25cm (9 7/8in)
diam. (5).
48 £500 - 700
HK$5,300 - 7,400
CNY4,400 - 6,200

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A VERTE-IMARI DISH AND AN UNUSUAL
BLUE AND WHITE ‘BOTANICAL’
CHARGER
18th century
The verte-Imari dish decorated in underglaze
blue, iron-red and gilt, with floral scrolls to the
rim, framing a part-open scroll with a central
scene depicting a pheasant perched on a
blossoming prunus branch and another flying
above; the blue and white botanical charger
painted with a branch of cloves and one of
nutmeg above a large pineapple. 22.2cm (8
3/4in) and 32cm (12 1/2in) diam. (2).
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£800 - 1,200
HK$8,500 - 13,000
CNY7,100 - 11,000

Provenance: The verte-Imari dish - Pater
Gratia Oriental Art, 2011, no. 538 (label)
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A FAMILLE ROSE CELADON-GROUND
‘QUAILS’ DISH
Qianlong minyao seal mark and of the period
The even celadon ground enamelled to the
interior with a pair of quails among flowering
peonies issuing from rockwork, the low
rounded sides supported by a short foot.
20.5cm (8.2in) diam.
£800 - 1,200
HK$8,500 - 13,000
CNY7,100 - 11,000
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