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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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