Lot 186 , A Chinese late Ming blue glazed and slip decorated ‘qilin’ ewer, for the Islamic market, 19.5cm high, handle and tip of spout restored, wear

A Chinese late Ming blue glazed and slip decorated ‘qilin’ ewer, for the Islamic market, the flattened pear-shaped body with long S-shaped spout joined in the body by a strut, with a long C scrolled handle, decorated in slip to each side with a galloping qilin amid flames,
Provenance- collected by the vendor’s grandfather while working and travelling in South East Asia in the 1930s - 1960s. 19.5cm high, handle and tip of spout restored, wear
£800-1,200

Condition:
Old, professional restoration to handle, i.e. re-attached in three sections; tip of spout similarly restored; hairline crack downward from neckrim, approx. 3cm; neckrim with a chip caused during manufacture, now glazed; numerous surface scratches to unrestored areas.

Sold for £800