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A small selection of porcelain the present lot, with similarly degraded glaze, A blue and white cylindrical
wares dated circa 1640 see D.S. Howard, Choice of brush pot
Comprising a moulded blanc-de-chine ribbed the Private Trader, Zwemmer 1994, p. 221, Kangxi
box and cover, with central peony spray no. 258. With gently flaring foot, painted with precious
and vertically ribbed sides, circa 1640; two Cosmetic boxes of this type were recovered in objects and a quatrefoil panel of a bird
small blue and white dishes, one depicting a number from both the Hatcher wreck (c.1643) amongst flowering peony stems.
landscape, Kangxi, the second with a central and the Vung tau cargo (c.1695), for a variety 12.7cm (5in) high.
medallion of four gentlemen admiring a scroll of similar boxes see Christie’s Amsterdam 07-
painting of the Dao De Jing, the moulded 08/04/92. £500 - 700 HK$5,900 - 8,300
foliated sides with the eight trigrams and eight CNY4,700 - 6,600
symbols including sword, fan and painting,
Chenghua six-character mark, Kangxi; and a 11 13
finely-crackled turquoise-glazed oviform vase Two blue and white deep bowls Four blue and white wares
with dish-shaped rim, the base unglazed, Kangxi Comprising: a pair of lobed gu-vases painted
18th/19th century. The first with eight lobes, each facet painted with floral motifs, Kangxi; another larger metal-
The turquoise vase: 33cm (13in) high (5). alternately with scholarly landscapes and mounted gu-vase, Kangxi; and a bottle vase
floral sprays; the second with foliate moulded painted with Precious Objects, 17th century.
£500 - 700 HK$5,900 - 8,300 sides, decorated with four panels enclosing a The pair of vases: each 22.7cm (8 7/8in) high
CNY4,700 - 6,600 variety of flowers, each with a lingzhi mark to (4).
the base.
The largest: 20.2cm (8in) diam. (2). £500 - 800
CNY4,700 - 7,600
£600 - 1,000 HK$5,900 - 9,500
CNY5,700 - 9,500
HK$7,100 - 12,000 The pair of gu vases with circular Sotheby’s
sale labels.
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