A selection of Chinese porcelain, predominantly 18th century...

Hammer

£60

A selection of Chinese porcelain, predominantly 18th century to include a canted rectangular rouge de fer palette meat plate, 24cm wide, a famille rose punch bowl, 24cm diameter, a Song dynasty tea bowl, 6cm high, an imari saucer, 11cm diameter, a Ming dynasty blue and white box and cover, 10cm diameter, and a small blue and white ginger jar, 8cm high (6) (at fault)

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Meat plate: Large breakage and later repair. A large fragment is replace with a papier mache like material. Glue residue visible. Chips and losses to border. Heavy loss to enamel and gilt decoration.

Bowl: Several large fractures and extensive rivet repair. Large chip missing from the rim, with extensive nibbles and chips around the rim. Signs of possible later repair to the enamel decoration.

Ginger jar: Large cracks and fractures throughout, signs of later repair. Extensive crazing throughout.

Tea bowl: Large intersecting cracks to the rim and running down the bowl. Chips, nibbles and losses to the rim and foot.

Bowl and cover: Chips, nibbles and losses to the foot of the bowl. Possible repairs to the inside of the rim. Extensive scratching and wear commensurate with age and use.

Saucer: Several hairline cracks around the rim and the centre of the bowl. Nibbles to the foot of the bowl. No large chips or losses.