Lot Essay
Compare the very similar vase exhibited, Imperial Porcelain of Late Qing From the Kwan Collection, Hong Kong, 1983, Catalogue, no.126.
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A PAIR OF POWDER-BLUE-GROUND GILT-DECORATED BOTTLE VASES
GUANGXU SIX-CHARACTER MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD
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A PAIR OF POWDER-BLUE-GROUND GILT-DECORATED BOTTLE VASES
guangxu six-character marks and of the period
Each of rounded globular shape with a raised band at the shoulder and rising to a tall waisted neck below the flaring mouth, covered overall in a deep cobalt blue and decorated with scattered floral, animal and character roundels divided by lappet and scrolling lotus bands
15in. (38.3cm.) high (2)
guangxu six-character marks and of the period
Each of rounded globular shape with a raised band at the shoulder and rising to a tall waisted neck below the flaring mouth, covered overall in a deep cobalt blue and decorated with scattered floral, animal and character roundels divided by lappet and scrolling lotus bands
15in. (38.3cm.) high (2)