Sale 7464
London
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21 - 22 November 2007
Price realised
GBP 562
Estimate
This lot is offered without a reserve
A CHINESE LAC BURGAUTÉ GRADUATED SET OF INGOT-SHAPED DISHES 18TH CENTURY Each decorated with figures in fenced gardens of rockwork and flowers 4 3/8 in. (11 cm.) long max. (7)
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The unusual form of these dishes is based on a silver ingot, a tradable currency during the Ming and Qing periods.
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