Fine Chinese Paintings & Works of Art - 12th November 2019
Lot 166
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE 'BUTTERFLY' BOTTLE VASE SIX CHARACTER GUANGXU MARK AND OF THE PERIOD...
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £2000
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Description
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE 'BUTTERFLY' BOTTLE VASE
SIX CHARACTER GUANGXU MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1875-1908
The ovoid body surmounted by a tall flaring neck, the exterior finely painted with brightly enamelled butterflies in flight between lappets encircling the foot and a band of ruyi-heads around the rim, the shoulder decorated with shou characters, lotus and stylised foliage contained within gilt bands, 39cm.
Cf. Marchant, Selected Chinese Porcelain from the Collection of Professor D R Laurence, pp.54-5, no.30 for another Guangxu vase with an almost identical design.