A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE CUSHION BOX
of large size, decorated with stylised 'wheel' flowerheads and scrolling leafy tendrils, with Qianlong seal mark, 26cm diam. x 16.5cm high
Provenance: The Collection of Aubrey Ellwood Esq and acquired by him in the 1930s. Inherited from him by the vendor’s mother of Sherborne, Dorset.
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| Estimate: |
£500 - £1,000
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Hammer price:
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£1,800 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
The large size and the Kangxi style blue and white decoration of this cushion-shaped box are atypical. The large Qianlong seal mark on the base is usually associated with Imperial porcelains produced during the early part of the Emperor’s reign.
