Lot 104 , A Chinese famille verte compartmented spice box and a hinged mustard pot and cover, both Kangxi period, some damage (2)
A Chinese famille verte compartmented spice box and a hinged mustard pot and cover, both Kangxi period, the canted rectangular spice box with human mask handles to each end, painted with insects amid foliage and flowers, 12.7cm across, the cylindrical mustard pot and cover with European silver hinge with thumb rest, painted with lingzhi fungus and foliage, 8.5cm high, some damage (2)
£300-500
Condition:
The spice container is missing its cover and has a section of the rim broken and re-glued, the mustard pot has a hairline crack extending from the rim right down to the foot on one side and the porcelain is a little discoloured in places, otherwise in good condition.
Sold for £280