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Lot 1187

A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE CUSHION-SHAPED BOXES

of circular form, the lid of each painted with a scaly dragon and flaming pearls amidst cloudscrolls, the base with a border of crashing waves, with a crackle glaze, 8.5cm dia.

Provenance: Private collection, Weymouth, and the interior of one with an old label inscribed "Kangshi"

Condition Report: click here
Estimate: £100 - £200
Hammer price: £260
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

Crazing throughout. Chips and losses to the rims. Wear to the feet. Chips to the foot rims. Firing flaws evident. The lid of one has a large crack running through. There is a large chip to the bottom section of one. There is build up of dirt around the edges/oxidisation, more apparent in one example.

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