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Decorative arts

Sold for

ZAR 8 794
Lot 317
  • A Chinese iron-red decorated 'bat' dish, Republic period
  • A Chinese iron-red decorated 'bat' dish, Republic period
  • A Chinese iron-red decorated 'bat' dish, Republic period
  • A Chinese iron-red decorated 'bat' dish, Republic period
  • A Chinese iron-red decorated 'bat' dish, Republic period
  • A Chinese iron-red decorated 'bat' dish, Republic period
  • A Chinese iron-red decorated 'bat' dish, Republic period


Lot Estimate
ZAR 6 000 - 8 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 8 794

About this Item

A Chinese iron-red decorated 'bat' dish, Republic period

the interior painted with five iron-red glazed bats highlighted in gilt enclosing a shou symbol against a pale celadon-glazed ground, the exterior painted with nine bats, raised on a low foot, apocryphal underglaze-blue Qianlong seal mark, 14cm diameter


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