Strauss & co - 16 March 2015, Cape Town

330 329 328 327 A Chinese famille verte meiping vase, Qing Dynasty, 19th century decorated with two pairs of contesting four-clawed dragons amongst clouds and flaming pearls, with greek-key, wave and lappet borders, the base painted with a fifth dragon, 15cm high R6 000–8 000 328 A Chinese famille rose vase, Qing Dynasty, Tongzhi (1862-1874) baluster, enamelled with bats and shou medallions between lappet and ruyi borders, underglaze-blue six-character mark, 27,8cm high R6 000–8 000 329 A Chinese famille rose yellow- ground vase, Qing Dynasty, 19th century the baluster body modelled in relief with five clambering children, one holding a ruyi sceptre, another holding a fruit, against a yellow and blue- ground painted with flowerheads and foliage, the shoulder and foot with a greek-key border and a band of lappets, spurious iron-red six-character Qianlong seal mark, restorations, 34cm high R15 000–20 000 329 detail 327 116