Fine Chinese Works of Art - 13th November 2018
Lot 50
A RARE CHINESE CELADON BOTTLE VASE KANGXI 1662-1722 The ovoid body incised with stylised lotus...
Estimate £4,000 - £6,000 | Hammer £4000
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Description
A RARE CHINESE CELADON BOTTLE VASE
KANGXI 1662-1722
The ovoid body incised with stylised lotus flowerheads and foliage, with lappet bands to the tall cylindrical neck, all raised on a flared foot, the base with a paper label for the M H Soames Collection and the Oriental Ceramic Society exhibition, together with a wood stand, 22.7cm. (2)
Provenance: the M H Soames collection, and later the collection of James Haydock Esq. and thence by descent, purchased from W Waddingham, Harrogate, 11th July 1957 for £40, a copy of the original invoice is available.
Exhibited: the Oriental Ceramic Society exhibition of Ceramic Figures and Celadon Wares in 1947 no.132, lent by M H Soames.