Sale 3433
Hong Kong, HKCEC Grand Hall
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3 June 2015
Price realised
HKD 687,500
Estimate
A SMALL RU-TYPE WATERPOT QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795) The waterpot is of compressed semi-hemispherical form and is applied to the rim and shoulders with a pair of loop handles. It is covered overall in a pale blue glaze suffused with a light network of crackles, excluding the foot rim. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm.) diam.
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