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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE SWISS COLLECTION, PREDOMINANTLY
ACQUIRED IN FRANCE IN THE 1980s AND 1990s
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A LARGE FAMILLE ROSE ‘MAGPIE’ VASE
YONGZHENG PERIOD (1723-1735)
清雍正 粉彩喜上眉梢紋瓶
The vase is decorated to the exterior with a pair of magpies perched on the branches of a blossoming
prunus tree with iron red bats and insects to the reverse. The neck is further embellished with a large
peony bloom and butterfies.
14æ in. (17.5 cm.) high
£4,000-6,000 $6,100-9,100
€5,500-8,100
PROVENANCE:
A private Swiss collection, predominantly acquired in France in the 1980s and 1990s.
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