A STUDY COLLECTION OF POLYCHROME ITEMS

PLEASE NOTE THE ESTIMATE SHOULD READ £500-800
A STUDY COLLECTION OF POLYCHROME ITEMS
17TH CENTURY AND LATER

Comprising: three Chinese pieces, including a large fan-shaped dish painted in the Imari palette after a Japanese model; an incised dish with a café-au-lait back, a Kangxi lingzhi mark to the base and enamelled in Europe; a small double-gourd vase with an underglaze blue bird perched on a branch and polychrome enamels; together with three Japanese pieces, a small early-enamelled bulbous jar, a Europe-decorated cup and a polychrome dish with mon and brocade patterns, 29.2cm max. (6)

Provenance: from the collection of Dr Oliver Impey (1936-2005), and Dr Jane (Mellanby) Impey (1938-2021), of Cumnor Place, Oxford.