Lot Essay
The shape of these flower baskets is similar to a Kangxi famille verte example in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, C. Jörg, Chinese Ceramics, Catalogue, p.175, fig.196.
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QIANLONG
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A pair of famille rose hanging flower baskets
Qianlong
The globular body modelled with a white- and two pale blue-glazed rows pierced with an openwork pattern, surmounted by a wide everted rim enamelled with dragons and scrolling foliage reserved on a yellow geometrical ground, the underside with cranes divided by peach, applied on the upright edge with two hooks for a suspension chain attached to a bracket with central loop, minor damages and repair
12 cm. high, with stands (2)
Qianlong
The globular body modelled with a white- and two pale blue-glazed rows pierced with an openwork pattern, surmounted by a wide everted rim enamelled with dragons and scrolling foliage reserved on a yellow geometrical ground, the underside with cranes divided by peach, applied on the upright edge with two hooks for a suspension chain attached to a bracket with central loop, minor damages and repair
12 cm. high, with stands (2)
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