Lot 344 , A near pair of Chinese blue and white mandarin duck and pond saucer dishes, Yongzheng mark and of the period (1723-35), diameter 15.5
A near pair of Chinese blue and white 'mandarin duck and pond' saucer dishes, Yongzheng mark and of the period (1723-35), diameter 15.5cm
Estimate £300-500
One with small firing flaw in the glaze, showing near the central blue flower, otherwise one or two tiny firing flaws within the bowl and other further firing flaws around the outside but no sign of any damage, its companion with a few firing flaws at 4 o'clock inside and other small firing spots to the outside but again equally in good condition.
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Sold for £2,800