Strauss & co - 18 November 2019, Cape Town

227 A pair of Chinese yellow and green enamelled dragon dishes, Qing Dynasty, late 19th century each centre enamelled with a dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl, enclosed by a pair of dragons against a pale yellow ground, the reverse with stylised waves, raised on a low foot, underglaze-blue apocryphal Kangxi six- character mark, chips, hairline cracks, 18,5cm diameter (2) R  -   228 A collection of Chinese celadon-glazed and famille- rose wares, 20th century comprising: ten pedestal dishes, various shapes, ten bowls, various shapes, seven saki bowls and two large dishes, in sizes , each enamelled with peonies and prunus blossoms, birds and grasshoppers, iron-red painted character mark, the larger dish 27cmwide ; and a Chinese famille-verte jardinière, 20th century, rectangular with canted corners, the sides enamelled with blossoms, rocky outcrops and Buddhist emblems, raised on four bracket feet, fritting chips, minor chips, iron-red four- character mark, 20,5cmwide (30) R  -   229 Four Chinese blue and white tea bowls and saucers, Qianlong, 1735-1796 each decorated with a phoenix perched on a flowering branch, with peonies before a rocky outcrop, fritting chips to the rims, firing faults to the footrim, 12,2cm diameter ; six Chinese blue and white tea bowls and saucers, Qianlong, late 18th century, each with everted rim, the centre painted with a small boy chasing a ball, within a foliate border, the rim with diaper and foliate medallions, wavy rims, the reverse with double moulded diaper borders, underglaze-blue single character mark, one repaired, fritting chips, 12cm diameter ; and pair of Chinese blue and white tea bowls and saucers, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, octagonal, painted with foliate panels, underglaze-blue mark of commendation, 12,5cm diameter (24) R  -   230 A pair of Chinese orange- glazed dishes each enamelled with seventeen butterflies enclosed by a fret-key border against an orange ground, the reverse enamelled with four bats, raised on a circular foot, six-character seal mark, scratches, 23,7cm diameter (2) R  -   228 227 229 230 87