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PROPERTY FROM AN ENGLISH PRIVATE COLLECTION
AN IRON-RED GROUND UNDERGLAZE-BLUE
GARLIC-NECK VASE
TRANSITIONAL PERIOD, CA. 1650
painted to the body with a lotus pond flourishing with
blossoms and large lotus leaves, the neck decorated with
floral sprigs highlighted with green-enamelled leaves, all
reserved against an iron-red ground densely detailed with
fish-roe pattern
Height 36.3 cm, 14¼ in.
£ 2,000-3,000
HK$ 19,600-29,300 US$ 2,500-3,750
明末清初 約1650年
五彩荷塘佳色圖蒜頭瓶

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A BLUE AND WHITE ELEPHANT-HANDLED VASE
TRANSITIONAL PERIOD
painted to the lower globular bulb with peony blossoms
borne on leafy stems, rising to a wasited neck skirting
with a band of lotus scroll, surmounted by small upper
section with similar decoration, flanked by a pair of
elephant-shaped handles, all supported on a splayed foot
Height 20.7 cm, 8⅛ in.
£ 4,000-6,000
HK$ 39,100-59,000 US$ 5,000-7,500

明末清初 青花花卉紋象耳瓶

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