Asian Art I - 17th May 2016
Lot 219
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE OVOID VASE C.1640 The elongated circular body painted with lily
Estimate £1,000 - £2,000 | Hammer £4800
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Description
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE OVOID VASE
C.1640
The elongated circular body painted with lily, bamboo and small flowers emerging from rocks, with insects in flight and the distant sun to the reverse, together with a silver cover formed as a flowerhead, 18cm. (2)
Provenance: a private collection, Holland Park, London.