Lot 1230 , A pair of large Chinese famille rose vases, 19th century, painted with emperors and court figures height 61.5cm

A pair of large Chinese famille rose vases, 19th century, painted with emperors and court figures height 61.5cm
Estimate £600-800

One of the vases has two large restored chips at the rim, one of which has been overpainted and has a long hairline crack emanating from it. The other chip has just been re-glued with a piece missing. One of the handles on this vase has a glaze chip, the other handles has an area of bubbling near the top of the handle, where the glaze has turned a different colour. Other vase has several minor chips to the rim and one of its handles has several hairline cracks running through it, where a chunk has possibly been re-glued


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Sold for £650