Fine Chinese Paintings & Works of Art - 27th July 2021
Lot 175
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON' BOTTLE VASE
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1600
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Description
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON' BOTTLE VASE
SIX CHARACTER QIANLONG MARK AND PERHAPS OF THE PERIOD
Painted to the exterior with many archaistic dragons contained between ruyi-heads and lappets, with stylised foliate sprays and pendant leaves to the tall broad neck, the rim encircled by a band of crashing waves, all raised on a short foot decorated with a continuous scroll, 26.5cm.
Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed in the 1970s and 1980s.