Strauss & co - 15 October 2018, Cape Town

88 235 A Chinese blue and white plate, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi period, 1662-1722 circular with lobed rim, the centre painted with a maiden and her attendant below a willow tree, the background with a balustrade and rocky outcrop, enclosed by six alternating panels of seated maidens and blossom branches divided by geometric and ribbon borders, the reverse painted with scrolling foliage and stylised motifs, hairline cracks, 23,3cm diameter R –  236 A Chinese powder-blue and gilt vase, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong, 1736-1795 the bulbous body highlighted in gilt with bats, flowerheads and scrolling foliage, below a ruyi -head border, the sides applied with zoomorphic handles, raised on a circular footrim, six-character Qianlong mark in underglaze-blue seal script, gilt loss, 27cm high R –  PROVENANCE Property of the Labia Family Trust. 237 A near pair of Chinese blue and white dishes, Qing Dynasty, 18th century each centre painted with deer and buffalo by a riverscape, a crane perched on a branch before a rocky outcrop, enclosed by a geometric border, the rim painted with stylised foliage and flowerheads, fritting chips, 22,7cm diameter (2) R –  235 236 237