Pair of Chinese Ceramic Shoes, seal mark and with fitted box, C20th
Starting Bid: | £20.00 |
Bid Increment: | £2.00 |
Next Min Bid: | £22.00 |
Buyer’s Premium: | £4.80 |
Total Amount: | £24.80 |
Number of Bids: | 0 |
Location: | United Kingdom |
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Auction Start: | 02/11/24 10:16:00 UTC |
Auction Ending: | 16/11/24 20:04:00 UTC |
Time Remaining: | 9d 16h 31m |
LOT NUMBER 3
Pair of Chinese Ceramic Shoes, seal mark and with fitted box, C20th
An amusing pair of Chinese ceramic models of shoes or clogs, modelled in the form of a kylin head with a pronounced snout, the sides of the shoe with impressed repeating geometric patterns below a band of stylised scrolling foliage, the brightly coloured glazes all with craquelure patterning, the interior glazed turquoise with an impressed seal mark and the underneath glazed in cream, also with a small circular impressed mark. The pair are presented in a fitted box, fabric covered and silk lined, which is presumably contemporary. Neither of the marks can be deciphered and dating is uncertain, probably to the late C20th, but this does not need to detract the rather humorous design which does have at least one parallel from the C18th (see image XX)and may have been intended as a brushwasher for a scholar with something of a sense of humour.Size: | Length 9.5cm Width 5cm (max) Ht 4cm (max) |
Weight: | 355gm (shoes in box) |
Date: | 20th century |
Condition: | Good condition, no issues |
Estimate: | £40 – 60 |