of barrel-form, with a narrow base and a slightly domed top, the sides carved and pierced with two frolicking Buddhist lions divided by two sprays of palmette leaves, each lion with a brocade ball amidst cloud wisps, between bands of stylized flowerheads and two rows of raised floriform bosses, the top incised with a square diaper ground, the sides incised with a peony scroll, all under a pale jade green glaze pooling in the recesses

Washington D.C. Private Collection.

The top surface has small nicks, scratches and wear to the glaze. A few burst glaze bubbles throughout. A section approx. 2.4cm long of a leaf broke off, and the break extends to the interior where the glaze and clay body is chipped away on the surface, the affected area is about 7cm long and 2 cm wide with an associated crack about 2cm long.
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.

Compare two pairs of garden seats of this design sold in these rooms: the first sold 25th October 1975, lot 166, and again June 18th 1980, lot 363, the second sold 11th May 1978, lot 169. See also a related example in wucai enamels published in John Ayers, The Baur Collection: Chinese Ceramics: Ming Porcelains, and Other Wares, vol. 2, Geneva, 1999, pl. A 238.