Page 65 - Dreweatts May 19, 2015 Chinese and Asian Works of Art, Good section on late Chinese Bronzes

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A pair of large famille rose flowers and concentric balls
‘mille-fleurs’ lanterns, 19th on the neck, above the foot
century, each hexagonal and around the slightly
lantern rising to the flared differently decorated stands,
stepped rim, supported on all reserved against a dense
a splayed stand, each facet mille-fleurs ground, 39cm high
with a medallion colourfully
enamelled with figures amid 清十九世纪 粉彩人物图花
a garden setting sprays, 卉灯一对
reserved on an openwork cash
trellis, with further reticulated £600-800
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A ovoid blue and white vase,
painted in early Ming style, with
sprays of fruit, pomegranate and
lychee, the shoulder with scrolling
foliage, 25cm high

Provenance: Believed to have been
bought by the current owner’s
Grandfather who worked in China
between 1910 and 1914.

青花花卉纹瓶

£300-500

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A famille rose, iron red bottle vase,
decorated with two dragons contending
an flaming pearl, amid vaporous clouds,
below a band of scrolling lotus and shou
characters, above crested waves, with
bats and scattered clouds to the neck,
Guangxu six characters mark, 39cm high

洋彩纹龙云寿字瓶 清光六字款

£300-500
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