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A FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELED NINE PEACH STICK-NECK VASE                          A FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELED BOTTLE VASE
Thickly potted with a wide neck tapering slightly above the body of         Guangxu mark, 20th century
compressed pear form, painted with nine brightly colored peaches            Painted with a dragon and peonies on the waisted neck and both
issuing from flowering branches on a colorless glaze applied                combined with a phoenix on the globular body, all rendered in a pastel
everywhere except the foot pad (enamels abraded, kiln sand).                palette on a pale green enamel ground separated by a band of shou
20 1/8in (51cm) high                                                        characters, classic lotus flowers and leaf sprays on a yellow ground
$2,000 - 3,000                                                              along the shoulder, the recessed base bearing the six-character mark
                                                                            in underglaze blue standard script.
2265                                                                        15 1/4in (38.7cm) high
A FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELED OVOID PLATTER                                       $2,000 - 4,000
19th century
The tall concave mouth rim adorned in varied colorful floral sprigs         2270
surrounding the central well displaying large opposing coral-red            A HARDWOOD TABLE SCREEN WITH PORCELAIN PLAQUES
dragons vying for gilt pearls amid stylized tufts of smoke and clouds,      Late Qing/Republic period
the clear glaze recessed base centered by a deep underglaze blue            The framing members carved in raised relief in shou medallions and
maker’s mark reading jixiang ruyi surrounded by tiny spur marks and a       auspicious bat patterns, all enclosing two larger and six smaller square
small beaded ovoid ridge (kiln grit to interior well).                      plaques, all similarly enameled in sky blue geometric pattern borders
25 1/4in (64cm) wide                                                        surrounding bird and flower motifs blooming from gnarled rocks.
$4,000 - 6,000                                                              39 X 31 X 10 1/2in (99 x 78.9 x 26.6cm) total dimensions
                                                                            6 3/4 x 6 3/4in (17 x 17cm) visible dimensions of larger plaques
2266                                                                        $5,000 - 7,000
A FAMILLE ROSE AND GILT-DECORATED TIBETAN STYLE
LUSTRATION VESSEL                                                           2271
Qianlong mark                                                               A POLYCHROME ENAMELED VASE
Potted with a curving spout and painted in brightly hued opaque             Qianlong mark
enamels with Eight Buddhist Emblems and lotus blossoms on a gilt-           Of cylindrical form between a waisted neck and foot, the exterior
washed ground, the base with flared foot bearing the six-character          surfaces depicting an elaborate figural tableau of a general and
mark in underglaze blue seal script and the separately molded collar        a celestial beauty separating elaborate repeating jeweled bands
that fits into the neck enameled en suite.                                  at the shoulder and base, the recessed base bearing the blue
7 7/8in (20cm) high                                                         enamel four-character mark surrounded by a turquoise enamel and
$1,000 - 2,000                                                              stamped China in red.
                                                                            9 3/8in (24cm) high
2267                                                                        $2,000 - 3,000
A PAIR OF POLYCHROME ENAMELED CHARGERS
Qianlong marks, late 20th century                                           PROPERTY FROM A CALIFORNIA COLLECTOR
The wide shallow dishes covered to the interior in a yellow ground of
clouds and smoke surrounding five vibrantly colored dragons all within      2272
a repeating ruyi lappet band lining the gilt mouth rim, the exterior sides  A WUCAI DECORATED JAR WITH BEAUTIES IN A GARDEN
adorned in floral sprigs surrounding the foot rims and recessed bases       Shunzhi period
bearing the four-character marks in gilt and iron red (overfiring and       Stoutly formed with a rolled rim, the short neck painted with flowering
substantial wear to enamels).                                               branches and rocks, the rounded shoulder with a cloud collar band
18in (46cm) diameter                                                        and the canted walls with a massive cloud bank rising between
$1,000 - 1,500                                                              beauties in a garden surrounded by a parapet, the decoration drawn
                                                                            in underglaze blue and bright pigments on the celadon-tinged glaze
2268                                                                        that stops above the canted edge of the unglazed base.
A PAIR OF FAMILLE VERTE ENAMELED FU-LIONS                                   11 3/4in (30cm) high
Republic period                                                             $2,500 - 3,500
Each molded in a supine position supported on a rectangular plinth
and painted in the traditional palette, one lion balancing a perforated     Provenance
ball on his four raised legs, the other a young cub (minor wear to          Bluett, London, by repute
enamels, one base with hairline crack); each porcelain sculpture
resting on a yellow silk-covered soft wood base with paper tag
printed Made in China.
10 1/2 and 11 1/4in (26.7 and 28.5cm) high
$800 - 1,200

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