Fine Chinese Paintings & Works of Art - 23rd November 2021
Lot 2097
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE 'THREE GOATS' VASE
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £3800
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Description
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE 'THREE GOATS' VASE
REPUBLIC PERIOD
The baluster-shaped body applied with a pair of elephant-head handles, the body painted in pastel tones with three goats amidst peonies, camellias and trees, set between bands of ruyi lappets, the neck with a pair of pink bats and peaches above lotus flower heads, on a pale green ground, the flared foot with a green band of lotus scrolls, the interior glazed turquoise, the base unglazed, 33.5cm.
Provenance: from the collection of Mr Ely Higham, Lancashire, d.1950.
Cf. Sotheby's, New York, 18th March 2017 for a closely related vase.