Important South African & International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Live Auction, 10 October 2016
English, Continental, Oriental and Cape Silver, Furniture and Decorative Arts
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A Chinese famile-verte 'character' ewer and cover, Qing Dynast,y late 19th/ early 20th century
the pierced body modelled in the form of the character shou, the front and reverse centred by a cartouche, each painted with an Immortal holding his attribute, yellow and black-glazed spout and handle, apocryphal Kangxi, six-character painted mark, restorations, 22cm high; and another example, yellow-glazed, heightened with aubergine and green enamels, the cover modelled with a dog of Fo, restorations, 22,5cm high