Strauss & co - 18 November 2019, Cape Town

456 A pair of Chinese bronze dogs-of-fo, Qing Dynasty, 19th century one with its paw resting on a pierced ball, the other resting its paw on a lotus bloom, raised on carved hardwood stands with outscrolled legs united by wavy stretchers, oxidisation, chip, 33cm high all in (2) R  -   457 A pair of Chinese famille-rose wall plates, 20th century each painted with a courtesan, one playing a flute seated on a rocky outcrop, the other tending to her morning ritual before an open window with bamboo, each with inscription, enclosed by a black key-fret and cell diaper border, the reverse painted ‘TK. SFT ’, raised on a pierced low foot, 27cm diameter (2) R  -   458 A Chinese famille-rose bowl, early 20th century of petal outline with turquoise-glazed interior, the reverse enamelled with pink flowers, c-scrolls and foliage against a yellow ground, raised on a conforming foot, iron-red six-character seal mark, 20cmwide ; and a Chinese famille-rose covered vessel, early 20th century, the circular bowl raised on three zoomorphic legs, the sides applied with dragon-shaped handles, enamelled with pink and yellow-glazed contesting dragons, the cover similarly decorated and applied with a dog-of-fo finial, the interior with a turquoise glaze, chips, 19cm high (2) R  -   459 A Chinese famille-verte dish, Qing Dynasty, 19th century circular, enamelled with three petal-shaped panels each with a peony and blossom, enclosed by scrolling foliage and a blue ground, with pink and pale green borders enamelled with key-fret and foliate motifs, chips, 40cm diameter ; another, late 19th century, the centre decorated with a pair of birds amongst flowering peonies enclosed by a yellow ground, the rim with four panels painted with Buddhist emblems enclosed by a cell diaper band, the reverse with four sprays of green enamel and iron-red peonies, chips, 37,5cm diameter ; and another, 20th century, oval, the centre with a shou symbol enclosed by radiating leaves heightened with colourful butterflies, the rim with sprays of flowerheads enclosed by peonies, fruit and butterflies, chips, iron-red ‘MADE IN CHINA’, 42cmwide (3) R  -   456 457 458 459 153