Lot 157 , A Chinese Transitional wucai 'boys' vase and cover, c.1640, 41cm high

A Chinese Transitional wucai 'boys' vase and cover, c.1640, painted with ladies watching over boys playing in a rockwork garden, 41cm high,
£800-1,200

Condition:
Long curved crack downward from neckrim, approx. 40cm, almost reaching footrim; area at shoulder professionally restored with re-painting, evidence visible both inside and out, area approx. 15 x 10cm. Cover rim with two chips, approx. 4 x 2cm and 10 x 8mm, clearly seen; frits to glaze around finial, probably a manufacturing imperfection.

Sold for £3,200