A Chinese blue and white porcelain baluster jar with wooden lid, 18th century
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LOT 155
A Chinese blue and white porcelain baluster jar with wooden lid, 18th century
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 30 000 - 40 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 38 440
Location
Cape Town
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About this Item
A Chinese blue and white porcelain baluster jar with wooden lid, 18th century
height: 36cm; height with lid: 43cm; diameter: 27cm
Provenance
British Antique Dealers' Association.
Private Collection.
Notes
Vividly decorated in underglaze blue with a phoenix in flight reserved on a dense ground of scrolling peonies, bordered by castellated bands and a ruyi head band encircling the short cylindrical neck. The phoenix symbolises virtue and harmony, while peonies are associated with wealth and prosperity.
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