Lot 222 , A pair of Chinese famille rose sages tea bowls and saucers, Qianlong period, saucers 11.7cm diameter
A pair of Chinese famille rose 'sages tea bowls and saucers, Qianlong period, each painted with two sages and an attendant boy holding what is probably a musical instrument, in a rockwork garden, within black enamelled cellular borders, saucers 11.7cm diameter
Estimate £300-500
Provenance - UK private collection, gifted to the vendor's late mother by her aunt before 1970.
One of the saucers has a very short hairline crack to the rim which can only be seen with a torch, minor wear and scratching to the glaze and enamels otherwise in good condition, both of the bowls are slightly mis-shaped in potting.
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Sold for £320