A BOW VASE

CIRCA 1755-1760

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A BOW VASE
Circa 1755-1760
Oviform on bracket foot, two lizards or 'dragons' applied at the shoulder on either side of a mossy carpet applied with flowers and a snail, their tails trailing down the side of the vase, further applied with trailing fruiting vine, birds in flight, moths, lady bugs and other insects painted between the stems and on the neck and foot
12¼ in. (31 cm.) high

拍品專文

The present charming vase is possibly a unique survivor. The painting of the birds and insects is typical both in painting style and palette to decoration on pieces painting circa 1750-60. For a pair of vases with comparable painting, see Property from a Texas Estate, Christie's, New York, 21 October 2004, lot 905. An assembled pair of vases of the same form as the present example but with Kakiemon decoration was sold anonymously at Sotheby's, New York, 21 October 2000, lot 308. Also with Kakiemon decoration was a more elongated bottle on a similar bracket foot from the collection of the late Mrs. Martha L. Isaacson, offered at Sotheby's, New York, 21 October 2005, lot 333.