Lot 126 , A pair of massive Chinese blue and white Aster pattern dishes, Kangxi mark but Republic period, 54.5cm diameter, one with a small section broken and restuck

A pair of massive Chinese blue and white Aster pattern dishes, Kangxi mark but Republic period, each finely painted to the centre with five aster flower heads amid tightly curled scrolls, and a panelled border of aster flowers, channel moulded foot, six character Kangxi mark,
Provenance- collected by the vendor’s grandfather while working and travelling in South East Asia in the 1930s - 1960s. 54.5cm diameter, one with a small section broken and restuck
£1,500-2,000

Condition:
Both dishes have slight fritting glaze around the edges, other minor glaze imperfections. One of the dishes has a 19 cm x 7cm section of the rim broken and re-glued, with some glue residue around the area. The second dish has some iron spots to the interior, otherwise in good condition.

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