Lot 226 , A Chinese ruby ground jardiniere, Daoguang mark and of the period (1821-50), 17cm wide, 6.5cm high, wood stand
A Chinese ruby ground jardiniere, Daoguang mark and of the period (1821-50), of ruyi head outline, painted to four reserves with landscape scenes and birds amid flowers and rockwork, on a ruby ground decorated with bats, pendants, flowers and scrolling leaves, the turquoise glazed base with iron red six character seal mark, 17cm wide, 6.5cm high, wood stand
Estimate £300-500
Provenance - UK private collection, gifted to the vendor's late mother by her aunt before 1970.
The jardiniere has been broken in half and crudely re-glued with some flaking to the glaze and enamels around the area, there is also a V shaped section of the rim missing where the jardiniere has been glued, the wood stand is not a perfect fit for the jardiniere however it has been on there some time as you can see where the wood is darker where it has been kept from the light, the stretchers of the wood stand have been re-glued.
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Sold for £190