Asian Art I - 17th May 2016
Lot 223
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE OCTAGONAL VASE C.1640 The ovoid body painted with flowering lotus
Estimate £600 - £1,000 | Hammer £1900
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Description
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE OCTAGONAL VASE
C.1640
The ovoid body painted with flowering lotus, peony, prunus and other foliate sprays, with insects in flight, all beneath a band of ruyi-shaped flower lappets, the cover a replacement in silver, 22.5cm. (2)
Provenance: a private collection, Holland Park, London.