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        A BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON’ DISH                      AN IRON-RED ENAMELLED ‘DRAGON’ WINE CUP
        Guangxu six-character mark and of the period        Guangxu six-character mark and of the period
        The interior roundel vibrantly painted with a five-clawed dragon   Painted with two five-clawed dragons chasing flaming pearls above
        grasping towards a flaming pearl amongst further flames, the exterior   foaming waves; together with an unusual blue and white wine cup with
        similarly decorated with two dragons. 18.2cm (7 1/8in) diam.  European gentlemen in the guise of the Eight Immortals, Ruo shen
                                                            zhen cang mark to base; and a further blue and white wine cup with
        £1,500 - 2,000                                      figures in a mountainous river landscape, 18th/19th century.
        CNY13,000 - 18,000                                  The ‘dragon’ cup: 6cm (2.3/8in) diam. (3).
        HK$16,000 - 22,000
                                                            £500 - 700
        62                                                  CNY4,400 - 6,200
        A BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON’ DISH                      HK$5,500 - 7,700
        Kangxi six-character mark, Guangxu
        The dish brightly painted with three writhing five-clawed dragons   Provenance
        amongst clouds and flames.                          The Guangxu wine cup: purchased in Beijing in the 1950’s, by repute.
        36.5cm (14 3/8in) diam.

        £1,000 - 1,500
        CNY8,800 - 13,000
        HK$11,000 - 16,000





















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