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Five-piece Yongzheng (1722–1735) garniture

Estimate €2.000–4.000

Description

Comprising three covered jars and two spill vases.

In export porcelain.

Polychrome and gilt decoration with Famille Rose enamels depicting a landscape with pheasants, peonies and other foliate motifs.

China, Yongzheng reign (1722–1735).

(one cover with a restored chip and one jar with a chip to the neck)

H.: 22.5 cm (pot); H.: 19 cm (tube)

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