Een uiterst zeldzaam paar Chinese octagonale Yixing steengoed dekselvazen, Kangxi

H.: 31,5 cm

Provenance:
- An important private collection, Luxemburg.
- Acquired in a French auction in the 1990's. (by repute)

Ref.: 
- Woolley and Wallis, Nov. 15, 2011, lot 230, for a similar single example without the cover. (sold GBP 12.000) (link)
- Sotheby's, Hong Kong, Dec. 1, 2016, lot 703, for a similar single example without the cover. (sold HKD 118.750) (link)

Condition: (UV-checked)
The first vase and cover
- The cover excellent condition.
- The vase in quasi excellent condition, with a few minor superficial chips to the rim.

The second vase and cover
- The cover with a chip to the base rim.
- The vase with two small superficial chips and reglued break of ca. 4 x 2 cm to the rim, and a chip to the base rim.

品相：（已用紫外线光检查）
第一个盖罐
- 盖子全品。
- 罐子近乎全品，口沿几处小飞皮。

第二个盖罐
- 盖子底边一个磕崩。
- 罐子口沿两个飞皮和一个粘合的磕崩，尺寸约为 4 x 2 厘米，罐子底边一个飞皮。