Lot 236 , A group of Chinese crackle glazed vessels, Qing dynasty, diameter 8.3cm

A group of Chinese crackle glazed vessels, Qing dynasty, comprising a ru-type twin handled censer, bearing a Qianlong mark, width 16.5cm, a celadon glazed tripod censer, diameter 9cm and a flambe small censer, diameter 8.3cm
Estimate £600-800

The censer has some glaze losses on the exterior of the handles, obviously has a fine crackle to the glaze all over and general grubbiness all over, the small celadon glazed tripod censer has fine crackle to the glaze all over in two colours, typical burnt orange to the exposed biscuit body and is unglazed on the interior and there are three hairline cracks visible into the unglazed biscuit on the interior of the vessel but not on the exterior because of the crackle, the flambe small censer has four cracks extending from the rim downwards and a fine crackle to the glaze all over, there is also evidence of some grinding off on the foot and some splintering on the inside of the foot.


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Sold for £1,000