Harcroft House Sale
Live Auction, 18 November 2019
Session One
Lot Estimate
ZAR 25 000 - 35 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 159 320
About this Item
A large Canton famille-rose vase, Qing dynasty, late 19th century
the baluster body enamelled with panels of battle and court scenes, enclosed by borders of flowers, butterflies and insects, the neck and shoulders similarly enamelled, applied with a pair of green and gilt chilong and a pair of dogs of fo, the petal-shaped rim enamelled to the lip with further blooms, 136cm high
Notes
This lot appears in photographs of Harcroft, Cape Town, during Charles and Muriel Rycroft's occupancy post 1951.