Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Jewellery
Live Auction, 7 October 2019
Chinese and Japanese Ceramics and Works of Art
Lot Estimate
ZAR 35 000 - 40 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 54 624
About this Item
A pair of Chinese cloisonné enamel vases, Gu, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
each rising from a spreading foot to a tall trumpet neck, the bulbous section enamelled with lotus blooms and scrolling foliage between lappet and ruyi-head borders reserved on a turquoise-blue ground, the lip and footrim decorated with Greek-key border against a dark blue ground, the inner rim with a similarly decorated deep border, minor enamel loss, 38cm high
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Provenance
The Andrew Newall Collection.
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