RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'LOTUS' BIRD FEEDER, XUANDE SIX CHARACTER MARK, CHONGZHEN PERIOD
	
	
	
			
				| PROVENANCE: | 
				Anthony du Boulay Collection; Hatcher Cargo, sold by Christie's Amsterdam, March 14th 1984. | 
			
			
				| One of ten similar bird feeders in the Hatcher cargo, one of which was purchased by the British Museum. for a published example see Sheaf, C., Kilburn. R, The Hatcher Cargoes: | 
				The Complete Record, Oxford 1988, p.70, pl. 107. | 
			
		
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			| Estimate: | 
			
				£500 - £1,000
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					Hammer price:
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			£1,600 | 
		
		
					
	
 
	
		Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
		
	
			
				
				
					the sides painted in hues of blue cobalt with a band of lotus blossom and scrolling tendrils