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                                                             A BLANC-DE-CHINE ‘LOTUS LEAF’ VESSEL
                                                             18th century
                                                             The deep bowl formed as a wide lotus pad curled up at the edges,
                                                             the foot formed from tendrils issuing further smaller pads and flower
                                                             heads.
                                                             21cm (8 1/4in) wide

                                                             £3,000 - 5,000
                                                             HK$31,000 - 52,000
                                                             CNY26,000 - 44,000
                                                             See a similar vessel sold at Sotheby’s London, 11 November 2015,
                                                             lot 146.
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           A BLANC-DE-CHINE FIGURE OF GUANYIN AND HER
           ACOLYTES
           17th/18th century
           The group modelled with the Bodhisattva seated in long robes and
           with a high chignon covered by a cowl, flanked with her attendants
           Longnu and Sudhana, with an alms bowl to her front, a small vase
           and a parrot positioned on rocky outcrops to her side.
           23.5cm (9 1/4in) high

           £2,000 - 3,000
           HK$21,000 - 31,000
           CNY18,000 - 26,000








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                                                             TWO BLANC-DE-CHINE INCENSE BURNERS
                                                             Kangxi
                                                             Each of compressed form with flaring rims and lion mask handles.
                                                             The largest 14.5cm (5.3/4in) wide across the handles. (2).

                                                             £1,000 - 1,500
                                                             HK$10,000 - 16,000
                                                             CNY8,800 - 13,000

             194                                             For a comparable incense burner in the Hickley Collection,
                                                             Singapore, see R. Kerr & J. Ayers, Blanc de chine, Porcelain from
                                                             Dehua, pl. 74.






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