Lot 347 , A Chinese Hundred Boys miniature ovoid vase, six-character mark, H 8cm and a collection of other Asian ceramics, max height 19cm

A Chinese Hundred Boys miniature ovoid vase, six-character mark, H 8cm and a collection of other Asian ceramics, mainly Chinese, comprising: a blue and white double gourd vase with prunus, vase and figure decoration, a similar smaller vase with panels of birds on branches and a small narrow neck bottle vase with foliate and stiff leaf decoration (all with four-character marks); a blue and white prunus-decorated ginger jar and cover, a similar pair of small baluster vases and covers with kylin finials and a similar tapered cylindrical vase with everted rim (all with blue circle marks); an Export famille rose plate, a small bowl glazed in orange and white with flowers and a miniature bowl mounted with a turtle (seal mark); together with two Chinese 20th century bronze silk irons with enamel handles (one a.f) and a near pair of Japanese blue and white bottle vases (15, some faults), max height 19cm
Estimate £150-250

All items are in good condition with typical minor glaze imperfections except for one small baluster shaped prunus vase cover has a broken section of the rim, the two bronze and enamel models of flat irons have damage to the handles and a small Japanese dish with a turtle in the centre has some chips to the rim. Prunus vases with covers height 14.cm. Ginger jar height 15cm.


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Sold for £950