Lot 137 , Two moon flasks and a similar small fish bowl or jardiniere

Two Chinese blue and white moon flasks and a similar small fish bowl or jardiniere, late 19th century, the moonflasks painted with street vendors and performers, with lotus flowers and scrolling leaf borders, floral sprig moulded handles to the neck, 27cm, the small jardiniere painted with an attendant serving a seated sage in a landscape, on a lotus flower and scrolling tendril ground, pseudo Kangxi mark, height 18cm, some damage
Estimate £300-400

The small jardiniere / fish bowl has a hairline star crack to the base and other fine lines to the glaze particularly on the interior, some wear to the interior also, one of the vases has a small splinter chip to the top rim with an associated crack extending half way down the neck
Other vase in good condition
Both with minor typical firing imperfections.


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Sold for £450