General Auction including Antiques & Collectables, Gold & Silver (14% Buyers Commission)
A 20th-century Chinese porcelain ginger jar of baluster form, featuring a domed cover with a gilt bud-shaped finial. The exterior is decorated with an iron-red ground accented by white scrolling foliate motifs. The body features a large lobed reserve to the front, hand-painted in polychrome enamels depicting a bird perched on a flowering branch. The neck is encircled by a turquoise-ground band with a pink Greek key pattern, while the base is decorated with a band of stylized lotus petal lappets in yellow, turquoise, and pink. The cover mirrors the body decoration with a circular reserve containing floral sprays. No maker marks or reign marks are visible.
Height: 29 cm.
Condition report:
The item appears to be in good overall condition with no visible chips, cracks, or significant restoration. There is some minor surface wear and expected rubbing to the gilding on the finial.
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