A blue and white Basket, mid 18th century, the sides
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A blue and white Basket, mid 18th century, the sides pierced with lozenges enclosing roundels of two butterflies, the well with a large peony, the sides with branch handles, cracks, 30cm The double butterfly is an unusual feature and may have been specially ordered as, in Chinese iconography, they would signify the story of Ling Zhu, a tale of misguided love, the boy and girl eventually finding happiness.
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A blue and white Basket, mid 18th century, the sides
Estimate £400 - £600
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