Strauss & co - 18 March 2019, Cape Town

THE DR JR AND MARY STRONG COLLECTION OF CHINESE AND JAPANESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART LOTS 1–17 15 14 A Chinese ‘robin’s egg’ blue- glazed vase, Qing Dynasty, 19th century the baluster body rising to a tall cylindrical neck and everted rim, 18 cm high R  –   15 A Chinese cobalt-blue glazed bottle vase, Qing Dynasty, 19th century the ovoid body with elongated neck, apocryphal underglaze-blue six- character Qianlong mark, 16,8 cm high ; and a Chinese green and crackle- glazed bottle vase, Daoguang period, 1821-1850, the compressed bulbous body with elongated neck, raised on an outswept circular foot, 12 cm high (2) R8 000 – 10 000 16 A Chinese yellow-ground green-enamelled ‘dragon’ bowl, Guangxu marks and period, 1875-1908 the exterior incised and enamelled with a pair of dragons chasing ‘flaming pearls’, the interior with an incised green circle and Shou character, six character mark in underglaze-blue, 6,5 cm high R  –   17 A pair of yellow-ground, aubergine and green- enamelled ‘dragon’ saucer dishes, Guangxu marks and period, 1875-1908 the interior of each centre enamelled with a pair of dragons chasing ‘flaming pearls’within a double- line aubergine border, the exterior with sprays of berries, enamelled six character mark, 13 cm diameter (2) R  –   14 15 16 17