Strauss & co - 10 October 2016, Cape Town

295 A Chinese famile-verte ‘character’ ewer and cover, Qing Dynasty, late 19th/ early 20th century the pierced body modelled in the form of the character shou , the front and reverse centred by a cartouche, each painted with an Immortal holding his attribute, yellow and black- glazed spout and handle, apocryphal Kangxi, six-character painted mark, restorations, 22cm high; and another example, yellow-glazed, heightened with aubergine and green enamels, the cover modelled with a dog of Fo , restorations, 22,5cm high (2) R9 000–12 000 296 297 detail 296 A Chinese craquelure and gilt-metal mounted jar and cover, early 20th century of ovoid form, decorated in underglaze- blue with shou symbols against a grey craquelure ground applied with gilt- metal bands, the cover with outcurved finial, apocryphal Jiaqing underglaze- blue four-character mark, 9cm high R3 000–4 000 297 A Chinese dragon dish, Republic Period (1912-1949) circular, painted with a pair of scaly iron-red five-clawed dragons contesting a flaming pearl enclosed by stylised clouds, enamelled in shades of yellow, purple, pink and blue, the rim with ruyi-head border, apocryphal Qianlong underglaze-blue six-character mark, 23,2cm diameter R8 000–10 000 295 118