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A FLAMBÉ-GLAZED PEAR-SHAPED VASE, HU A ‘SANG-DE-BOEUF’ GLAZED VASE, HU
Guangxu six-character mark and of the period 18th century
The heavily potted vessel with unglazed base and incised mark, the The pear-shaped vase with a subtle quatre-foil section moulded
exterior covered overall in a thick, glassy glaze, strikingly transmuting form, the tapering neck with lug handles, all covered in a rich crimson
from a central deep copper red to purplish striations and a translucent copper-red glaze, thinning to a pale buff colour at the mouth.
celadon at the corner edges, with touches of violet blue and crushed 16.5cm (6 1/2in) high
strawberry. 30.5cm (12in) high
£1,200 - 1,500
£2,000 - 3,000 CNY10,000 - 13,000 HK$12,000 - 15,000
CNY17,000 - 26,000 HK$20,000 - 29,000

Property from a French Private Collection

Provenance
Collected in China in the 1950s, and thence by descent.

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