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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT AMERICAN PRIVATE
COLLECTION
A LARGE FAMILLE-ROSE ‘FLORAL’ BALUSTER
VASE AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, YONGZHENG PERIOD
deftly enameled in varying pastel tones of rose-pink, purples,
yellow and greens with intertwining layers of ß owering
branches of lush peony, delicate prunus blossoms and
sprays of narcissus, amid further ß owering plants, all issuing
from colorful pierced rockwork, set between pink-ground
bands of peony meander encircling the base and at the
shoulder enclosing ß oral sprays, the domed cover similarly
decorated and surmounted by a gilt lion-form Þ nial (2)
Height 36½ in., 90.3 cm
PROVENANCE
Christie’s New York, 22nd September 1995, lot 679.
This vase is outstanding not only for its monumental size
but also for the splendidly enameled scene depicting a
lush setting of blossoming prunus, narcissus and peonies.
Famille-rose vases of this monumental size attributed to the
Yongzheng period are rare and were produced with a variety
of designs; see a pair with covers painted with Þ gures, sold
at Christie’s London, 22nd June 1981, lot 134. Compare also
a smaller pair of famille-rose baluster vases of this type,
painted with birds and magnolia tree issuing from rocks,
from the collections of M.M. Tournet and Luis de Errazu, sold
in these rooms, 20th March 2007, lot 805.
$ 70,000-90,000
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