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A blanc-de-chine cylindrical
teapot and cover
Deyi Lin Jiesheng zhi six-character mark, late 18th/

19th century

The vessel with a dragon head forming the spout

and the body forming the handle, the cover

surmounted by a flower-bud finial.

16.5cm (6 1/2in) wide (2).

£2,000 - 3,000
HK$25,000 - 38,000
CNY20,000 - 30,000

十八世紀末/十九世紀 德化白瓷螭龍紋蓋壺 7
「德邑林捷陞製」楷書刻款
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Provenance 來源: Jonathan Robinson Ltd. the roy davids collection of chinese ceramics | 25
Desmond R.Laurence Collection, no.357, acquired
in 1995
Roy Davids Collection, no.81

The mark ‘De Yi Lin Jie Sheng Zhi’ may be
translated as ‘Made by Lin Jiesheng of Deyi’.

A related example in shape and style from the
Kangxi period was sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong,
The Edward T.Chow Collection Part Three Ming and
Qing Porcelain, 19 May 1981, lot 469.

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A blanc-de-chine slender baluster
vase and relief-moulded cup
17th century
The vase decorated around the body with a
moulded and carved design of a bird amongst
prunus, bamboo and chrysanthemum, each
shoulder with an applied smiling ‘lion mask’ handle,
the cup simulating a rhinoceros-horn libation cup,
moulded with a deer and seated beast below pine
and prunus trees, the beast gazing at a snarling
dragon emerging from the draping folds around the
lip. The vase 24.5cm (9 5/8in) high (2).

£1,000 - 1,500 CNY9,900 - 15,000
HK$13,000 - 19,000

十七世紀 德化白瓷花鳥紋雙獸耳瓶
及德化白瓷松鹿紋杯

Provenance 來源:
The vase: R. & G.McPherson Ltd., London (label)
Roy Davids Collection, no.79, acquired on 8
December 2008
The cup: Stockspring Antiques Ltd., London
Roy Davids Collection, no.82, acquired on 4 March
2010