Lot 159 , A Chinese Canton (Guangzhou) famille rose decorated bough pot and cover, c.1830, 22cm high, wear to gilding

A Chinese Canton (Guangzhou) famille rose decorated bough pot and cover, c.1830, 22cm high, wear to gilding

A Chinese Canton (Guangzhou) famille rose decorated bough pot and cover, c.1830, painted with reserves of mandarin figures, birds and flowers, on a gilt ground modelled with squirrels and fruiting vines, applied with a pair of gilt rope twist handles, the dome cover with five circular apertures, 22cm high, wear to gilding
£800-1,200

Condition:
Typical minor glaze imperfections, there is wear to the gilding all over in particular the handles. There is a small firing crack on the inside edge of the rim/flange for the cover, otherwise in good condition. No restoration, chips or cracks detected.

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