Fine Chinese Works of Art, Paintings & Calligraphy - 22nd May 2018

Lot 138

A SMALL CHINESE BEIJING OVERLAID GLASS BOTTLE VASE 18TH CENTURY With a circular body and a tall...

Estimate £3,000 - £4,000 | Hammer £3000

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Description

A SMALL CHINESE BEIJING OVERLAID GLASS BOTTLE VASE 18TH CENTURY With a circular body and a tall neck decorated with red, blue and yellow grapes and leaves against a milky ground, a circular paper label for Chait Galleries New York to the base, 9.8cm. Cf. C Brown and D Rabiner, Clear as Crystal, Red as Flame, p.91, no.57 for a similar vase. Also see Treasures of Chinese Glass Workshops, p.63, no.48 for a comparable example in the Ina and Sandford Gadient Collection.