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                                                                          A NEAR PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON’
                                                                          BOWLS
                                                                          Qianlong seal marks and of the period
                                                                          Each potted with deep rounded sides rising to a
                                                                          flared rim, painted to the exterior in vivid shades of
                                                                          blue with two sinuous five-clawed dragons striding
                                                                          amongst scrolling flames and billowing clouds, the
                                                                          interior with a central medallion enclosing a further
                                                                          dragon amidst flames, wood stands.
                                                                          Each 17cm (6 3/4in) diam. (4).
                                                                          £2,000 - 3,000
                                                                          CNY18,000 - 26,000
                                                                          清乾隆 青花如意雲龍紋撇口盌一對
                                                                          青花「大清乾隆年製」篆書款
                                                                          Compare with a similar blue and white dragon bowl,
                                                                          Qianlong seal mark and of the period, which was
                                                                          sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong,
                                                                          2-3 June 2016, lot 825.
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                                                                          A BLUE AND WHITE FIVE-PIECE ALTAR
                                                                          GARNITURE
                                                                          Late Qing Dynasty
                         48                                               Comprising an incense burner and cover, a
                                                                          pair of gu vases, and a pair of candlesticks, the
                                                                          incense burner of fangding form, painted with
                                                                          various Immortals and the bajixiang, the cover
                                                                          surmounted by a Buddhist lion-finial. 31cm (12
                                                                          1/8in) high; the pair of gu vases of square section,
                                                                          similarly decorated with the Eight Daoist Immortals,
                                                                          separated by the central section decorated with
                                                                          auspicious bats. 26cm (10 1/4in) high; the pair
                                                                          of candlesticks also of square section, similarly
                                                                          decorated with Immortals and bats.
                                                                          25 1/2cm (10in) high. (7).
                                                                          £3,000 - 5,000
                                                                          CNY26,000 - 44,000
                                                                          清晚期 青花仙人圖五供
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                                                                          A NEAR PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE
                                                                          ‘BAJIXIANG’ BOWLS
                                                                          Qianlong seal marks and of the period
                                                                          Each with deep rounded sides rising from a short
                                                                          foot to a gently flaring rim, the exterior painted
                                                                          with four ruyi-bordered roundels enclosing stylised
                                                                          characters reading Wanshou wujiang (Boundless
                                                                          long life), interspersed with lotus sprays supporting
                                                                          beribboned bajixiang, the rim with a classic scroll
                                                                          and the foot with a lappet band, the interior with a
                                                                          shou character medallion encircled by the bajixiang.
                                                                          Each 18.5cm (7 1/4in) diam. (2).
                                                                          £8,000 - 12,000
                                                                          CNY70,000 - 110,000
                                                                          清乾隆 青花「萬壽無疆」番蓮紋盌一對
                                                                          青花「大清乾隆年製」篆書款
                                                                          Provenance: a Swiss private collection
                                                                          來源:瑞士私人收藏
                                                                          Compare with a very similar pair of blue and white
        49                                                                bowls, Qianlong seal mark and of the period, which
                                                                          were sold at Sotheby’s London, 7 November 2012,
                                                                          lot 495. See also one similar blue and white bowl,
                                                                          Qianlong seal mark and of the period, which was sold
                                                                          at Bonhams London, 8 November 2018, lot 154.



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