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A GILT-DECORATED BLUE-GROUND A GILT-DECORATED BLUE-GROUND AN ‘IMITATION BRONZE’ PORCELAIN
‘MEDALLION’ VASE BALUSTER VASE, HU INCENSE BURNER AND COVER
Guangxu gilt-enamelled six-character mark Qianlong seal mark Early 20th century
and possibly of the period With moulded elephant mask and ring Carved overall with bats alighting among
The flaring neck with a ruyi band below faux-handles, decorated in gilt with bats fruiting and flowering peaches on a dense
the rim and band of scrolling lotus, shou suspending scrolling lotus between formal ground of swirling clouds, the ground
characters and bats to the shoulder, the neck borders to neck and foot. 26.5cm (10 3/8in) covered in brown slip and robin’s egg
and bulbous body decorated with scattered high glaze with gilt applied to the shallow-relief
roundels depicting phoenix, rats, birds, decoration, the cover decorated en-suite
butterflies, fruits, shou and other motifs. £1,500 - 2,000 with hollow double-bat finial, hardwood
38cm (15in) high HK$16,000 - 21,000 stand. 24.2cm (9 1/2in) high (3).
CNY13,000 - 18,000
£5,000 - 8,000 £1,000 - 2,000
HK$53,000 - 85,000 HK$11,000 - 21,000
CNY44,000 - 71,000 CNY8,800 - 18,000

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