Asian Art II - 13th November 2014
Lot 532
A pair of Chinese mirror-black glazed vases Qianlong 1736-95
Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £650
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Description
A pair of Chinese mirror-black glazed vases Qianlong 1736-95, each gourd-shaped body decorated with an unctuous black glaze stopping short of the rim, the interior glazed white, each with a paper label for John Sparks, 12.5cm. (2)
Provenance: Allan Gibson Hughes (1889-1938), of Chalfont, The Mount, Shrewsbury. Cf. R Davids and D Jellinek, Provenance, p.245 for details.