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6332 PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS
A CONG-FORM QIANJIANGCAI VASE
Late Qing dynasty 6336
Of standard shape consisting of a tall rectangular body between a A FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELED TWO-SECTION LAMP
cylindrical neck and foot and supporting molded elephant head ring Republic period
handles to two sides surrounded by lengthy inscriptions, one bearing The thinly molded ovoid shade painted with three circular reserves
the signature Lu Qingbiao and the cyclical jichou date (equivalent to of a court beauty, servants, and a young scholar crawling over a wall
1889), the remaining sides depicting a scholar in his studio reversed based on an illustrated novel, the reserves surrounded by flower and
by One Hundred Antiques motifs. leaf sprays on a dark rose enamel ground that repeats on the waisted
12in (30.4cm) high stand.
12in (30.5cm) high
US$1,000 - 1,500
US$800 - 1,200
6333
A MILLEFLEUR DECORATED GU-FORM VASE Provenance:
Qianlong mark, Republic period by repute, purchased in Shanghai in the 1920s by George Coleman
Potted with a wide trumpet neck, ovoid bulb and spreading foot, of New York and thence, by descent, to his grandson
intricately painted with overlapping flowers and leaves in the famille
rose palette on the exterior, a pale green enamel covering the interior 6337
neck and the recessed base surrounding a rectangular reserve A FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELED GARDEN SEAT
bearing the six-character mark in iron red seal script. Late Qing/Republic period
78 5/8in (19.5cm) high Of circular drum shape with cash-patterned openings cut to the top
and sides and outlined in pale rose enamel, the curving walls applied
US$2,500 - 3,000 with raised circular bosses above and below opposing reserves of
pheasants posed amid flowering branches on a garden rock and
Provenance reversed by a group of auspicious antiques executed in brightly hued
acquired prior to the 1960s enamels (minor wear and flaking to enamels).
18in (45.8cm) high
6334
A FAMILLE ROSE AND BLUE ENAMELED OVOID JAR US$1,000 - 1,500
Republic period
Of compressed ovoid form panted with a millefleur pattern in pale Provenance:
blue enamel surrounding three oval figural reserves painted in gilt by repute, purchased in Shanghai in the 1920s by George Coleman
and bright colors, one reserve possibly depicting the Goddess of the of New York; then, by descent, to his grandson
Moon, Chang’e and the archer Houyi, the other two with scholars
and attendants. 6338
6in (12.7cm) high A PAIR OF SMALL FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELED PORCELAIN
JARS
US$800 - 1,200 Late Qing/Republic period
Each of compressed globular form and painted in bright colors
Provenance with mirror images of young princes celebrating in the company of
acquired prior to the 1960s auspicious bats, the colorless glaze stopping at each base, leaving
the foot pad and recessed base unglazed (one rim with minor chip,
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. ROBERT ROSEN, lacking original covers, replacement wood covers).
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 6 1/8in (15.7cm) height of porcelain
6 3/4in (17cm) height with wood covers
6335
A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELED TWO-SECTION US$800 - 1,200
LANTERNS
20th century 6339
The ovoid shades painted with blue enamel trim and bright colors to A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELED SAUCERS
depict mirror images of the characters Jia Baoyu and Xue Baochai Yongzheng marks, late Qing/Republic period
from the Dream of the Red Chamber, reversed by an inscription Each molded with a deep curving well and painted in thick enamels
bearing the seals of the Qianlong emperor, the waisted stands also with butterflies flying toward branches of flowering begonia and
trimmed in blue enamel. chrysanthemum, the recessed base bearing the six-character mark
8 1/2in (21.5cm) high inscribed in underglaze blue standard script within a double ring
(chipped).
US$1,000 - 1,500 4 1/2in (11.5cm) diameter
US$1,000 - 1,500
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