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A NEAR PAIR OF REGENCE SILVER-GILT-AND CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN JARS AND COVERS

THE PORCELAIN KANGXI (1662-1722)

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A NEAR PAIR OF REGENCE SILVER-GILT-AND CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN JARS AND COVERS
The porcelain Kangxi (1662-1722)
Each decorated with flower-filled baskets, the circular slightly domed lid with a scrolling handle and moulded edge, the cup-shaped body with a moulded foliated rim and on a spreading gadrooned base, within a contemporary rectangular rosewood box with a blue silk-lined interior, the box with later escutcheon and missing lock
The box: 7 in. (918 cm.) high; 10 in. (25.5 cm.) wide; 7¼ in. (18.5 cm.) deep;
the lidded jars: one 6½ in. (16.5 cm.) high; 4¾ in. (12 cm.) diam.; the other 6 in. (15 cm.) high; 4¼ in. (11 cm.) diam. (2)

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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Sale room notice

The box is 7 in. (18 cm.) high and not as stated in the catalogue.

Lot Essay

Related covered Chinese vases with similar restrained mounts in silver-gilt and silver are illustrated in P. Kjellberg, Objets Montés, Paris, 2000, pp. 30 and 32. Another pair of related mounted vases was sold in these Rooms, 14 December 2000, lot 1 (28,200).

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