A Chinese blue and white ‘eight immortals’ censer, Kangxi pe...

Hammer

£2,800

A Chinese blue and white ‘eight immortals’ censer, Kangxi period, of bombe form, painted with a continuous scene of the eight immortals in a rock work garden setting, the border above decorated with ribbon tied auspicious objects, double circle to base, 22cm diameter, 14cm high, hongmu stand, rim chip

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Provenance - UK private collection, 1920s or earlier, thence by family descent.
This collection of late Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain and bronze vessels has been owned by a single Cotswold family for a number of generations dating back to the 1920s or earlier.
The collection was formerly on display at the family home in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK before the house was sold in the 1980s. Some interior photos taken c.1982 show a number of the pieces on display in the family house and an inventory undertaken in 1948 by the local Campden auctioneer and valuer Alfred Bower lists many of the items. Extracts of the 1948 inventory are included where they correspond to the relevant lots in the sale.

There is a chip to the rim above the figure of Lu Dongbin measuring 15mm x 7mm with an associated short 12mm hairline crack. Typical minor place imperfections and some minor scratching to the glaze on the interior and exterior. Otherwise in good condition with no restoration detected. Wood stand good condition.