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18TH CENTURY
Details
THREE MINIATURE VASES; AND A MINIATURE COSMETIC BOX AND COVER
18TH CENTURY
The first of double-gourd shape covered in a rich cobalt-blue glaze, 4½ in. (10.7 cm.) high
The second of cylindrical shape covered in a coral glaze below the gilded rim, iron-red Qianlong seal mark and of the period (1736-1795) 2¾ in. (7 cm.) high
The third, a bottle vase covered in a pale clair-de-lune glaze, apocryphal Xuande mark, 18th century
The box painted with waves under a blue wash, 1½ in. (3.8 cm.) diam. (4)
18TH CENTURY
The first of double-gourd shape covered in a rich cobalt-blue glaze, 4½ in. (10.7 cm.) high
The second of cylindrical shape covered in a coral glaze below the gilded rim, iron-red Qianlong seal mark and of the period (1736-1795) 2¾ in. (7 cm.) high
The third, a bottle vase covered in a pale clair-de-lune glaze, apocryphal Xuande mark, 18th century
The box painted with waves under a blue wash, 1½ in. (3.8 cm.) diam. (4)
Provenance
The gourd vase: K.W.Woollcombe-Boyce Collection, no. 1
The coral vase: Messers. Bluett & Sons Ltd., London
The box: Michael Hatcher, Sold Christie's, Amsterdam, 14 Mar 1984
E.T. Hall Collection, nos. 325, 74, 562, 295
The coral vase: Messers. Bluett & Sons Ltd., London
The box: Michael Hatcher, Sold Christie's, Amsterdam, 14 Mar 1984
E.T. Hall Collection, nos. 325, 74, 562, 295
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis