Strauss & co - 21 October 2013, Cape Town

142 A group of three Chinese blue and white jars, Qing Dynasty, early 19th century ovoid, each decorated with sprays of flowers between formal diaper, lotus and line borders, minor chips to neck- rings, one with hairline crack, the tallest 11,5cm high (3) R6 000 – 8 000 143 A Chinese blue and white jar, Qing Dynasty, 19th century ovoid, painted with a figure of a corpulent robed gentleman holding an inscribed scroll, surrounded by five bats, with incised bronze shoulder and footrim, lacking cover, 11,5cm high; and another, similar, the lobed sides with dog of fo head handles, the front and reverse painted with sprays of flowers, small chips to neck rim, lacking cover, 9,5cm high (2) R4 000 – 6 000 144 A Chinese Famille Verte biscuit puzzle teapot and cover, Qing Dynasty, 19th century modelled in the form of a Shou character, the central panel painted with a scholar, surrounded by prunus flowerheads on a stippled ground, the handle and spout with aubergine and line decoration, repair, 18,5cm high R5 000 – 7 000 142 143 144 68