Six Items with Underglaze Blue Designs

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Six Items with Underglaze Blue Designs, China, 17th to 19th century, a rectangular double-layer pot on four bracket feet, decorated with a pierced honeycomb design on the sides, a trellis and floral band around the flat flanged rim, four-character mark reading "lai lai chang zhi" dotted on the interior base, 2 1/4 x 9 1/4 x 6 3/8; a shaped silver trinket box and cover decorated with repousse bands, blue and white porcelain top depicting a phoenix, 2 7/8 x 8 1/4 x 7 1/2; a dish with stylized shishi in iron brown and cobalt blue, surrounded with bands of stylized characters, dia. 10 5/8; a high bowl with sunken well, decorated with stylized character designs in the well and on the exterior, ht. 3 1/8, dia. 7 1/8; and two bulbous celadon covered jars, decorated with bird-and-flower designs, ht. to 8 3/8 in.
Estimate $500-700

rectangular pot with surface stain and repaired chip to a corner, chips to a jar.


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