A tall Chinese blue and white sleeve vase Qing Dynasty, 19th century

painted with peony, together with a Dutch Delft vase, painted with panels of figures and two provincial Chinese blue and white saucer dishes

The tall cylindrical vase has an area of restoration to two thirds of the rim, that extends over half way down the vase to one side. The cylindrical Delft vase has an area of restoration to nearly half the rim that extends around 6cm down the vase. Both the dishes are generally in good condition but one has a small chip (5mm x 5mm) to the rim and the other two small chips (5mm x 3mm and 6mm x 3mm). Both have inconsistencies to the glaze as well as iron spots and scratches to the glaze. The dish with bats has a Chinese character scratched into the surface on the interior.
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