A RELIEF-DECORATED FAMILLE-ROSE ‘SANDUO’ STOOL QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

the hexagonal body rising from a spreading foot to a stepped everted rim, each face painted with gnarled flowering branches of the sanduo, all framed by leafy floral scrolls applied in relief, the rim and the foot encircled in gilt iron-red lozenge and swirl bands, fitted with a velvet cushion

The majority of the upper rim is covered with overpaint and oversprayed. The rim of the base is overpainted in places but to a much lesser extent than the upper rim. There are extensive losses to the relief decoration, including chips to the edges of the petals and losses to some flowers. Apart from very minor surface scratchings and enamel flakes, the garden stool is in overall good condition.
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