A CHINESE CELADON GLAZED HU-SHAPED VASE
£8,000 - £12,000
A CHINESE CELADON GLAZED HU-SHAPED VASE
SIX CHARACTER YONGZHENG MARK BUT PROBABLY LATER
With a globular body and a waisted cylindrical neck, the shoulder applied with two mask handles with fixed rings, all covered with an even pale celadon clouded glaze, together with a wood stand, 32cm. (2)
Provenance: from the collection of David Allen Erskine Bell (1885-1938), a member of a British military family who served as an HSBC employee from 1906 to 1937. He worked as a manager for the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank in various locations, including Xiamen, Malacca, Kobe, Tianjin, and Shanghai. Within HSBC, he played a significant role in the development and financing of China's railway systems during the early 20th century.
For an almost identical vase see Christie’s London, 12th November 2010, lot 1039.
清雍正或更晚 青釉弦紋獸耳壺
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來源：David Allen Erskine Bell（1885-1938）收藏，出生於英國軍隊家庭，在1906-1937年間在匯豐銀行工作。他曾是匯豐香港及上海銀行的多個辦事處的總經理，其中包括廈門、馬六甲、天津、上海等。 在匯豐銀行期間，他對中國鐵路系統的建設和融資發揮了重要的作用。