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A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON' DISHES QIANLONG SEAL MARKS AND PERIOD
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description
- ceramics
each with shallow rounded sides rising to an everted rim, painted to the interior with a central medallion enclosing a five-clawed dragon writhing among flames reaching for a 'flaming pearl' within a double-line border repeated at the rim, the reverse with two dragons striding in similar pursuit, the base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue (2)
Provenance
Sotheby's London, 17th November 1998, lot 205.
Condition
One dish with a restored break through the center and with three further short hairline cracks and other small scattered frits and chips to rim. The other dish with a few frits to rim and one long and two short hairline cracks.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.