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A MASSIVE PORCELAIN HU-FORM VASE A GILT AND FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELED PORCELAIN AMITAYUS
Qianlong mark, 20th century Late Qing/Republic period
The vessel decorated throughout with polychrome enameled scenes Shown seated dhyanasana on a double lotus pedestal, with hands
of a battle incorporating mounted warriors, generals, flag bearers and in dhyanamudra, holding an enameled and removable jewel vase,
archers, the neck flanked by spotted deer head handles; raised on a the richly gilded figure wearing a shawl and elaborate jewelry, the
conforming foot ring surrounding the iron-red four-character mark. blue enameled hair pulled up behind a crown and trailing down onto
25in (63.5cm) high shoulders; with a matching wood stand carved with layered lotus
$1,200 - 1,500 petals (loss to crown).
4 1/in (11.4cm) high
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA $1,000 - 1,500
COLLECTION
Provenance
2246 received as a wedding gift in 1940 by the previous owner
A FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELED VASE
Shende Tang mark, Republic period PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF THE CROSTHWAITE FAMILY
The slightly everted mouth rim raised atop a waisted neck
surmounting an ovoid body displaying an elaborate group of butterflies 2250
and flowers on one side, the recessed base bearing the four-character A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELED JARS AND COVERS
mark in iron red within a square cartouche. WITH RETICULATED DECORATION
13in (33cm) high Qianlong marks, 20th century
$2,000 - 3,000 Each of inverted pear form, painted with roosters in a garden setting
amid rocks and flowering branches and reversed by a black enameled
2247 inscription bearing the two red seals Shi and ning, the neck and domed
A GROUP OF THREE FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELED WARES cover reticulated with oval openings outlined in iron red and gilt, the base
Xuantong marks of each jar bearing the four-character mark in overglaze blue enamel.
The first, a covered cylindrical jar surmounted by a peach and leaf 8 1/8in (20.6cm) height overall
finial, the exterior surfaces covered in figural tableaux of boys at play in $1,000 - 1,500
garden settings bisected by bands of vine and lotus motifs around the
mouth and foot, the underside bearing the six character mark in iron 2251
red; the second and third a pair of delicately potted handled tea-cups A FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELED PARTIAL DINNER SERVICE
covered in similar motifs and reign marks. Guangxu marks, Republic period
6in (15.2cm) height of first Each painted with the same pattern of butterflies and bamboo
$1,800 - 2,500 combined with fruiting and flowering melon vines to include 14
medium to large ogee-shaped bowls in three different sizes; 16 small
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF A PACIFIC NORTHWEST ogee bowls in three different sizes; 7 miniature ogee cups in two
COLLECTOR different sizes; 2 large shallow dishes; 5 smaller dishes; 18 saucers in
two different sizes; 7 condiment dishes or bowl covers in two sizes;
2248 5 soup spoons: all bearing the six-character mark in underglaze blue
A PAIR OF POLYCHROME ENAMELED EGGSHELL standard script (rim chips, a few with hairline cracks); together with 4
PORCELAIN VASES dinner plates in two sizes painted in a Four Seasons plant pattern and
Qianlong marks, Republic period a cup stand with butterfly and gourd pattern. [79]
Of ovoid shape, elaborately adorned in a tableau of three sheep to 9 to 2in (23 to 5cm) diameters of the partial service
embody the auspicious rebus san yang kai tai as explained by the $1,200 - 1,500
inscription on the reverse bearing three seals two reading shi ning and
bi lu, the undersides bearing the four-character marks in overglaze Due to the large number of items in this lot, photographs and
blue enamel (one chipped); raised upon two elaborately worked wood condition reports of individual items will not be available.
stands with metal and boxwood inlay.
6 3/4in (17.2cm) height exclusive of stands 2252
$2,000 - 3,000 A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELED CANDLE STANDS
Republic period
Provenance Each of pieced construction with depictions of the Eight Immortals
received as a wedding gift in 1940 by the previous owner painted in opaque enamels on the wide drip pan and tall flared foot,
the lip of the candle holder and the rim of the drip pan now mounted
with copper rings (wear, one drip pan repaired and retouched);
together with a blue and white cylindrical porcelain vase painted with a
continuous landscape. [3]
10in (25.4cm) height of candle stands
11 3/8in (28.8cm) height of vase
$1,000 - 1,500

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