Lot 150 , A set of four Chinese famille rose 'Hundred Antiques' plaques, late Qing dynasty, porcelain 26cm x 39cm, in hongmu and silk frames with jichimu insets to the back
A set of four Chinese famille rose 'Hundred Antiques' plaques, late Qing dynasty,
each finely painted with vases, jardinieres and other vessels filled with flowers, shrubs or coral, Provenance - Mr W G Pullen,
porcelain 26cm x 39cm, in hongmu and silk frames with jichimu insets to the back
£1,000-1,500
Condition:
Provenance - Mr W G Pullen (d.1994), former Deputy Chairman of Standard and Chartered Banking Group Ltd. and of the Asian section of the British National Export Council. His banking career spanned 1925 to 1974 in which he spent much time in Hong Kong and Malaysia. One plaque with very light scratch, approx. 15mm., lower left corner, hardly visible. We removed one back panel to check the age of the plaques and a photo is attached. Other plaques appear good throughout but not removed from frames.
Sold for £9,000