A PAIR OF HATCHER CARGO JARS AND COVERS
A PAIR OF HATCHER CARGO JARS AND COVERS

MID-17TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF HATCHER CARGO JARS AND COVERS
Mid-17th century
Ovoid and painted in underglaze blue with scattered floral and fruiting sprigs and boughs of blossoms, the short necks with a flame border, one domed cover with a spray of flowers, the other with prunus growing from weathered rocks
11 1/8in. (28.2cm.) high (2)
Provenance
The property of Captain Michael Hatcher, recovered from a Chinese vessel sunk in the South China Sea
Sold Christie's Amsterdam, 14 March 1984

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