A Chinese famille noire 'magpie and prunus' yenyen vase, Kangxi

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This lot was sold on 2020-10-31 and is no longer available

H.: 45,5 cm

Condition: (UV-checked)
- With a ca. 8 cm hairline running down from the rim.
- A negligible small superficial chip to the unglazed foot.
- The general surface degraded due to exposure to a fire.

Provenance:
- (by repute) Acquired from the estate sale of a French castle destroyed by a fire in the early 1990's. The glaze slightly degraded from this fire.
- A private collection in the province of Friesland, The Netherlands.