Lot 278 , A pair of large Chinese blue and white crackle glaze vases 59.5cm, one neck repaired

A pair of large Chinese blue and white crackle glaze vases each painted with lion-dogs with brocaded balls amid flames and clouds, brown carved borders and Chenghua mark to base, 59.5cm, one neck repaired
Estimate £800-1,200

One of the vases has a section of the rim broken and restuck with some splintering around the area, the same vase has a slight firing crack to the underside of the foot, otherwise minor glaze imperfections to both vases, in good condition with no other restoration, chips or cracks.


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Sold for £750