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A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE MODELS                     A BLUE AND WHITE SWEETMEAT SET                  A ROSE-VERTE DISH
OF CAPARISONED ELEPHANTS                          18th century                                    18th century
SUPPORTING VASES                                  Comprising eight bracket-rimmed dishes and      Brightly enamelled with a butterfly amongst
20th century                                      one central octagonal dish, each painted        peony sprays and blossoming branches, the
Each beast standing four-square, with the         with a scholarly landscape, the flat rims with  flattened rim with four scholar’s objects, the
head turned back across the body, with grey       crosshatched borders. Overall: 39cm (15         exterior with floral sprays. 35cm (13 3/4in)
incised skin, with colourful caparisons, raising  3/8in) diam. (9).                               diam.
a beaker vase on its back. Each: 24cm (9
3/8in) high (2).                                  £1,000 - 1,500                                  £800 - 1,200
                                                  CNY8,600 - 13,000	 HK$10,000 - 15,000           CNY6,900 - 10,000	 HK$8,000 - 12,000
£800 - 1,200
CNY6,900 - 10,000	 HK$8,000 - 12,000

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