Lot Essay
For a similar example in the British Museum see Ayers, Impey and Mallet, Porcelain for Palaces, no. 183, p. 193
ANOTHER PROPERTY
A RARE CLOBBERED COPPER-RED-DECORATED PEAR-SHAPED VASE
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A RARE CLOBBERED COPPER-RED-DECORATED PEAR-SHAPED VASE
KANGXI
Originally a plain pear-shaped vase painted in underglaze-red with Buddhistic lions, and later decorated in Europe, possibly London or Holland, in overglaze enamels with three depictions of Hercules slaying the lion amidst tree and flower sprays, neck chip--7¼in. (18.3cm.) high
KANGXI
Originally a plain pear-shaped vase painted in underglaze-red with Buddhistic lions, and later decorated in Europe, possibly London or Holland, in overglaze enamels with three depictions of Hercules slaying the lion amidst tree and flower sprays, neck chip--7¼in. (18.3cm.) high