Strauss & co - 13 October 2014, Cape Town

72 The following lots 194-202 were acquired by the current owner’s mother in the 1930s. 194 A Chinese Ding ware dish, Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) the centre carved with a crane in flight enclosed by flowerheads, the rim with lotus and peony blooms beneath a greek-key border, unglazed rim, some staining to the front, firing crack and small chip to the rim, 15cm diameter, with hardwood stand R5 000–7 000 195 A Chinese Tz’u-chou type incense- holder in the form of a boy astride a pony, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi, 17th century the boy holding a banner with inscription, unglazed base, on four bracket feet, chips, 16,5cm high R15 000–20 000 196 A Chinese turquoise-glazed bowl, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi (1662-1722) with overall mottled glaze, raised on a circular unglazed foot, glaze chips, 18cm diameter , with pierced hardwood stand R6 000–8 000 197 A Chinese famille verte tea caddy, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi (1662-1722) the ovoid ribbed body painted with a maiden and a scholar before a writing table, with pierced wooden cover, underglaze-blue double-ring mark, 12,5cm high , with carved stand on five peach- headed feet R8 000–10 000 198 A Chinese yellow-glazed figure of a bird, Qing Dynasty, 18th century realistically modelled perched on a green domed base, chip to footrim, 11cm high , with hardwood stand raised on four outset feet R4 000–6 000 195 197 198 196 194 199