Asian Art II - 28th July 2021
Lot 935
A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BLUE-GROUND VASES
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £500
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Description
A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BLUE-GROUND VASES
LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD
The ovoid bodies raised on flared feet and surmounted by waisted necks, each painted with three roundels enclosing birds and insects perching on blossoming branches, with floral sprays surrounding the panels, all reserved on a blue ground finely incised with sgraffito scrolls, mounted as lamps, the vases approx 34cm, 67cm overall. (2)
Provenance: from an English private collection, London, purchased from Mallett & Son on 4th December 1986. A copy of the invoice is available.