Lot 85 , A Chinese Longquan celadon dish and a Ming dynasty lotus bowl, 15th / 16th century, diam. 15cm

A Chinese Longquan celadon dish and a Ming dynasty blue and white 'lotus' bowl, 15th/16th century, the celadon dish of petal lobed form with impressed floral sprig? to the centre, burnt orange base, 24.5cm, the bowl with floral sprig to the centre, restored, diameter 15cm
Estimate £200-300

The celadon dish has fine crazing to the glaze all over and a slight abrasion to the glaze where the dish may have come from a shipwreck
The blue and white bowl has a number of areas of restoration to the rim which has been roughly polished off, the bowl is generally mis-shapen.


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Sold for £320