Three small Chinese seal paste pots and covers

18th/19th Century

The first decorated with lotus flowers amid dense foliage, 5.5cm, the second with prunus blossum flowers, 4.7cm and the third with aster flowers and foliage, 3.4cm. (3)

PROVENANCE:

The B & RM Watkins collection, thence by descent to the vendor.

Two of the pots bear labels indicating that they were acquired from the Hatcher Collection, Christie's Amsterdam, 12-13 June 1984.

Condition Report

The first: Good.

The second: Very small chip to cover rim.

The third: Good.

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