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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.
For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
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