Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Jewellery
Live Auction, 7 October 2019
Chinese and Japanese Ceramics and Works of Art
Lot Estimate
ZAR 8 000 - 10 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 8 442
About this Item
A Chinese famille-rose ‘Phoenix and Dragon’ barrel seat, 19th century
the front and reverse decorated with two rondels of phoenixes and five-clawed dragons enclosed by a yellow ground, enamelled with bats, lotus blooms and foliage with further medallions of Buddhist emblems and dogs-of-fo, the top and lower half with pink enamelled bosses, the sides and seat pierced with cash, 48cm high
Provenance
The Andrew Newall Collection.