A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE-ROSE BLACK-GROUND BOTTLE VASE
Late 19th century
moulded and enamelled to one side with an official seated at a table with three attendants, the reverse painted with figures, beneath a border of iron-red dragons amongst cloud scrolls, 55cm high
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£600 - £800
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Hammer price:
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£7,500 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Condition Report.
Some wear to the gilding around the rim. Area around the shoulder where the black enamel ground has retracted, approx. 3cm by 2cm. Minor wear to the enamels.
Definition of retracted; it means when the black ground has receded, showing the white porcelain underneath
