Een paar Chinese famille rose dekselvazen met zwarte fondkleur, Yongzheng

H.: 45,5 cm

Condition: (UV-checked)
- One cover with the lion finial restuck to the body, with related overpainting. The lion probably with both ears restored and the gilding touched up. With a hairline to the inside of the cover as well as superficial crazing. The rim with a restored section of app. 5 x 1 cm, a further number of small restored rim chips, a filled chip to the unglazed inner rim. The surface with normal superficial wear.
- The other cover with the lion finial lacking two of the horns with related superficial chips. The finial with traces of gilding. The rim with a polished chip of app. 1 cm. The cover further with minor superficial wear.
- One vase with numerous horizontal and star-shaped glaze lines on the interior. The exterior with superficial wear, scratches and minor losses to the enamels. A few small superficial chips to the unglazed foot rim. The base with superficial crazing and a few tight, nearly invisible hairlines.
- The other vase very well restored, the exact extent of the restoration very difficult to assess. With several restored hairlines and possibly fractures, with a triangular rim section repaired, with superficial touch-ups to the enamels. The unglazed foot rim with two drilled holes, possibly for a bronze mount, as well as a chip to the inside of the foot. The interior also with overspraying and restoration. To sum it up, we can not exactly say what is restored but we would classify the vase as heavily restored and in fair condition.