Lot 149 , A Chinese blue and white ‘plum blossom’ jardiniere, 19th century, scratching to glaze

A Chinese blue and white ‘plum blossom’ jardiniere, 19th century, painted with plum blossom on gnarled branches, between line borders, unglazed base, 36.8cm diameter, 31.5cm high, wood stand, scratching to glaze
£400-600

Condition:
Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent. This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier. The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items. Extracts of the 1948 inventory are included where they correspond to the relevant lots in the sale. Typical minor glaze imperfections, in good condition with only slight scratching to the glaze, no restoration, chips or cracks detected.

Sold for £850