A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE OVOID JARS

KANGXI 1662-1722

Each decorated with alternate panels containing antiquities and floral sprays issuing from rockwork, below ruyi-shaped lappets, the replacement covers painted with floral scrolls and a flowerhead, the necks with gilt metal mounts, 20.5cm. (4)

Provenance: from the collection of Mr Charles Sydney Cheston, painter, d.1960, and thence by descent.