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A RARE BLUE AND WHITE ‘EUROPEAN-
257 SHAPE’ WINE EWER AND COVER
18th century
258 The baluster body finely moulded with foliate
100 | BONHAMS lappets and floral motifs, with painted swags
at the waisted neck, flanked with a scrolled
loop handle and a S-shaped spout, the lid
similarly decorated and with a knop. 21cm (8
1/4in) high (2).

£1,000 - 1,500
CNY9,200 - 14,000
HK$11,000 - 16,000

Compare with a ewer and cover, 18th century,
sold in Christie’s 28 June 2007, lot 422.

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A BLUE AND WHITE SILVER-MOUNTED
MILK JUG AND COVER
Kangxi, the mounts possibly Dutch
The pear-shaped vessel painted with floral
sprigs, with foliate moulded panels enclosing
‘Long Elizas’, flanked with a loop handle with
a white metal mount attaching the flat lid with
a hinge, the mount with an integral spout.
17cm (6 3/4in) high

£1,200 - 1,500
CNY11,000 - 14,000
HK$13,000 - 16,000

See an identical jug illustrated in C.J.A.
Jorg, Chinese Ceramics in the Rijksmuseum,
Amsterdam, Ming & Qing Dynasties, London
1997, p. 263, no. 304.

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A BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN-INSET
HARDWOOD TABLE SCREEN
The porcelain 18th century, the stand possibly
later
The screen raised on a sturdy rectangular
base, with an openwork gallery and pedestal,
all supporting an oval fragment of a blue and
white ‘river landscape’ dish, mounted in a
frame with keyfret border. Overall: 29.5cm (11
1/2in) high (2).

£500 - 800
CNY4,600 - 7,300
HK$5,500 - 8,800