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A FAMILLE ROSE RECTANGULAR BOX AND COVER, CHINA, CIRCA 1860 A FAMILLE ROSE RECTANGULAR BOX AND COVER, CHINA, CIRCA 1860 Of rectangular form, finely painted to the lid with a mother and child greeting two women in a terraced landscape with craggy rocks, enclosed within a band of stylized angular dragons repeated to the sides of the box, the sides of the cover with a band of floral sprays. The interior divided into two compartments. The interior rims and the base left unglazed. Provenance: Collection of Major Edward C. Radcliffe, and thence by descent in the same family. Major Edward Copleston Radcliffe (1898-1967) served as a company commander with the British Expeditionary Force in France. He was wounded during the withdrawal at Dunkirk while holding the line at Calais. In 1948, he emigrated to South Africa for retirement as a successful artist. His collection became renowned only after his death, when several Imperial Chinese works of art were found in his house. Condition: Good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities including pitting, dark spots, and glaze recesses and cracks. Fritting to rims and minor flakes and rubbing to glaze. Weight: 773 g Dimensions: Length 17 cm

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A FAMILLE ROSE RECTANGULAR BOX AND COVER, CHINA, CIRCA 1860 A FAMILLE ROSE RECTANGULAR BOX AND COVER, CHINA, CIRCA 1860 Of rectangular form, finely painted to the lid with a mother and child greeting two women in a terraced landscape with craggy rocks, enclosed within a band of stylized angular dragons repeated to the sides of the box, the sides of the cover with a band of floral sprays. The interior divided into two compartments. The interior rims and the base left unglazed. Provenance: Collection of Major Edward C. Radcliffe, and thence by descent in the same family. Major Edward Copleston Radcliffe (1898-1967) served as a company commander with the British Expeditionary Force in France. He was wounded during the withdrawal at Dunkirk while holding the line at Calais. In 1948, he emigrated to South Africa for retirement as a successful artist. His collection became renowned only after his death, when several Imperial Chinese works of art were found in his house. Condition: Good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities including pitting, dark spots, and glaze recesses and cracks. Fritting to rims and minor flakes and rubbing to glaze. Weight: 773 g Dimensions: Length 17 cm

Estimate 400 - 800 EUR
Starting price 400 EUR

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For sale on Thursday 05 Sep : 11:00 (CEST)
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