Asian Art II - 2nd July 2020
Lot 763
TWO PAIRS OF CHINESE BEIJING YELLOW GLASS VASES 19TH CENTURY Two a pair of bottle vases with four...
Estimate £500 - £1,000 | Hammer £800
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TWO PAIRS OF CHINESE BEIJING YELLOW GLASS VASES
19TH CENTURY
Two a pair of bottle vases with four character Qianlong marks incised to the bases, the thick glass of a dark egg-yolk colour, the other pair with ovoid bodies raised on gently flaring feet and surmounted by waisted necks, decorated in relief with birds amongst flowering branches, the glass a bright cheerful yellow, 25.2cm max. (4)
Provenance: Lionel de Rothschild (1882-1942), Edmund de Rothschild (1916-2009), the Trustees of Exbury House.