Strauss & co - 17 March 2014, Cape Town

115 314 A Chinese blue and white jar and cover, Qing Dynasty, late 19th/early 20th century baluster, painted with a pair of dragons amongst flowering peonies, the shoulders and rim with bamboo, foliate and geometric border, the cover similarly decorated, apocryphal underglaze-blue Kangxi four-character mark, 33cm high R5 000–7 000 315 A Chinese blue and white dish, Qing Dynasty, late 19th century decorated with a pair of scaley dragons amongst large peonies, apocryphal underglaze-blue Kangxi four-character mark, 37cm diameter; and another, painted with a dog of fo and two pups contesting a ball amongst stylised clouds, apocryphal underglaze-blue Kangxi four-character mark, 36,5cm diameter (2) R4 000–6 000 316 A pair of Chinese craquelure and bronzed-glazed vases and covers, Qing Dynasty, 19th century each baluster body enamelled with hunting parties before mountainous landscapes against a craquelure ground, the shoulders and base with carved bronzed bands, the shoulders applied with dragons contesting a flaming pearl, each cover with a dog of fo finial, some chipping, 67cm high (2) R15 000–20 000 314 316