Lot 846 , A Chinese blue and white Three Friends bowl, Yongzheng six character mark and of the period, diameter 15.5cm, hairline crack

A Chinese blue and white 'Three Friends' bowl, Yongzheng six character mark and of the period, painted with a lingzhi medallion to the interior and pine, prunus and bamboo to the exterior, diameter 15.5cm, hairline crack
Estimate £600-800

Compare a similar bowl offered for sale by Sotheby's, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, Wednesday, November 9th, 2011, lot 199

There is a hairline crack extending from the rim approx. 3.1cm, there is occasional scratching to the glaze particularly to the centre of the interior and there is a slight firing crack to the underside above the six character mark.


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Sold for £2,000