Lot 106 , A massive Chinese blue and white jar and cover, Kangxi period, slight faults

A massive Chinese blue and white jar and cover, Kangxi period, painted with alternating landscape and floral panels, with matching domed cover, the neck with a band of lotus flowers and scrolling leaves, unglazed base, 59.5cm high, slight faults
£10,000-15,000

Condition:
Typical minor glass imperfections and occasional scratches to the glaze. The cover has fritting and glaze losses around the edge, a firing crack around the finial and a large chip loss to the inner flange. The jar has some wear and a small shallow chip measuring 5mm x 9mm to the rim. The interior of the jar has two small star cracks which do not appear on the exterior, the unglazed base is a little grubby and has a drilled hole to the centre measuring 13mm in diameter, otherwise in good condition.

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