Asian Art II - 15th November 2016
Lot 104
A PAIR OF CHINESE CORAL GROUND VASES QING DYNASTY Each painted to one side with Magu and a deer
Estimate £500 - £1,000 | Hammer £1000
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Description
A PAIR OF CHINESE CORAL GROUND VASES
QING DYNASTY
Each painted to one side with Magu and a deer, to the other with an extensive lakeside landscape, reserved on a bright coral ground, a four character Qianlong mark to the base, raised on a rectangular hardwood stand, 29cm. (4)
Provenance: from the collection of John Shaw (d.1947), and thence by descent. After finishing his service in the Royal Marines in 1903, John Shaw joined the Municipal Police in Shanghai where he spent twenty-five years, eventually reaching the rank of Chief Inspector.