Strauss & co - 10 - 11 May 2020, Cape Town

291 A Chinese sancai-glazed earthenware two-handled vessel, Ming Dynasty the baluster body moulded in high relief with Guanyin and her acolytes above a pair of contesting dragons chasing a flaming pearl, the shoulders modelled with a pair of standing dogs-of-fo , raised on three dragon- mask and scroll feet, the body with an aperture, some losses and firing faults, 46cm high R20 000 - 30 000 294 A Chinese blue and white jar, Kangxi period, 1662-1722 ovoid, painted with five birds amongst sprays of peonies, prunus blossoms, lilies and trailing foliage enclosed by a diaper border, underglaze-blue double-ring mark, repaired neck, applied Guest & Gray paper label, 20cm high R9 000 - 12 000 PROVENANCE Purchased from H Woods Wilson Limited, 103 Pimlico Road, London, SW, 4 March 80. 293 A Chinese polychrome ‘Swatow’ Zhangzhou dish, 17th century the centre painted with a pair of phoenix surrounded by stylised peonies and scrolling foliage, enclosed by a double iron-red line border, the rim painted and enamelled with alternating cartouches enclosed by a lattice ground, raised on a low foot, 25,5cm diameter R6 000 - 8 000 LITERATURE cf. CS Woodward (1974) Oriental Ceramics at the Cape of Good Hope, 1652-1795 , AA Balkema, Cape Town, a similar example illustrated on page 13, fig. 20. 292 A Chinese Provincial blue and white ‘Swatow’ Zhangzhou dish, 16th century the centre painted with a phoenix surrounded by stylised clouds, peonies and foliage, enclosed by a double blue-line border, the rim with a further double blue-line border, the reverse painted with sprays of peonies enclosed by further blue- line borders, fritting and glaze chips, 34,8cm diameter R12 000 - 15 000 PROVENANCE Purchased from Ross Hamilton Limited Antiques, 95 Pimlico Road, London, SW1W 8PH, 21 December 1995. 291 292 293 294 72