AN IRON-RED AND FAMILLE-VERTE JAR AND A COVER QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD |

robustly potted with a globular body rising from a flared foot to a cylindrical neck, painted with two panels of flowering prunus trees emerging from rockwork, interspersed with two sets of pomegranate and circular shaped panels depicting landscape scenes and a butterfly, all reserved against an iron-red ground with densely scrolled white scrollwork and lotus blossoms in pale yellow, aubergine, and green, bordered above by a band of ruyi at the shoulder below a collar of carp reserved in oval panels against green stippled ground with blossoms, the neck with flowering foliate branches and a band of aubergine and green alternating stripes encircling the foot, the base with a double circle in underglaze blue, the domed cover surmounted by an underglaze blue finial above fruiting leafy pomegranate and peach branches painted in bright enamels (2) 

Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York.

The jar in overall good condition with minor firing imperfections. The cover with a flake chip and associated impact bruise to the outside everted rim, and minor firing imperfections including a cluster of flake chips where adhered to the kiln on the inside of the interior rim.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.