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3400 PROPERTY FROM ANOTHER OWNER 3409
A POLYCHROME ENAMELED HAT STAND A PAIR OF POLYCHROME ENAMELED
19th century 3405 OCTAGONAL VASES
Of tall hexagonal section adorned in depictions A FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELED Republic period
of historical figures interspersed between CYLINDRICAL VASE Of baluster section surmounted by floriform
lengthy calligraphic inscriptions above and Lin zhi cheng xiang mark, Republic period rims, each of the eight vertical sides adorned
below gilt-lined openings of quadrilobate shape Molded with an upright neck, canted shoulder in molded raised relief One Hundred Antiques
potted to the side walls (cracked, base drilled). and elongated body tapering inward above motifs in polychrome enamels on a bright
10 3/4in (27.3cm) high the foot, painted with a continuous panel of yellow ground, the recessed bases unglazed
$2,000 - 3,000 One Hundred Children and three auspicious (one with restoration to base).
rams celebrating the New Year, the recessed 22 3/4in (58cm) high
3401 base bearing the four-character mark in iron $4,000 - 6,000
AN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND red (hairline cracks).
POLYCHROME ENAMELED DOUBLE 8 1/2in (21.5cm) high 3410
GOURD VASE $1,000 - 1,500 A GROUP OF FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELED
Qianlong mark PORCELAINS
Covered by an underglaze blue ground PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE CHICAGO Late Qing/Republic period
of repeating circular links surrounding COLLECTION FORMED IN THE 1950’S Including a pair of bowls encircled by gourd
asymmetrically positioned colorfully enameled and butterfly motifs; a larger ogee form bowl
roundels and larger circular opposing floral 3406 adorned by lithe floral sprigs; a smaller ogee
reserves centering the top and bottom A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE JARS WITH form bowl supporting a fitted lid all covered
nodules of the gourd, the recessed base COVERS in similar floral blooms and butterflies; and a
bearing the six character mark in seal script. Qianlong marks, Republic period footed, handled, and lidded food container,
8 3/4in (22.2cm) high Each of ovoid shape with short mouth rim, similarly decorated but surmounted by a gilt
$4,000 - 6,000 high shoulders and tapering foot, the walls lion dog finial and encircled by sanduo fruit
painted with blooming flowers above a band around the exterior of the foot; all but the last
3402 of leiwen around the foot, the recessed bearing Qianlong Marks (chips). [5]
A FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELED VASE base bearing four-character marks in blue 6 1/2in (16.5cm) height of last and tallest
Qianlong mark, Republic period enamel, the covers decorated with floral and $2,000 - 3,000
Of meiping shape formed of a high and wide geometric patterns.
shoulder between a waisted neck and foot, 5in (12.7cm) high PROPERTY FROM THE MEEKER
the sides covered in a turquoise ground of $1,500 - 2,500 COLLECTION
colorful floral sprigs, the recessed underside
bearing the remains of iron-red seal script six- PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS 3411
character mark (drilled). A PAIR OF POLYCHROME ENAMELED
10 3/4in (27.2cm) high 3407 BOWLS
$5,000 - 8,000 A PAIR OF FAMILLE NOIRE LIDDED Late 19th century
BALUSTER VASES Each displaying a canted rim painted with
PROPERTY FROM A NORTHERN Late Qing/Republic period seasonal blossoms in famille verte enamels
CALIFORNIA COLLECTOR Potted in standard form surmounted by on a dotted iron red ground, the exterior walls
domical lids above globular shoulders encircled with flowering prunus branches in
3403 tapering from waisted and flared feet, the the famille noire technique and the recessed
A ROSE MEDALLION EXPORT exterior surfaces covered in blooming prunus base painted in underglaze blue with an
PORCELAIN CENTER BOWL blossoms and birds and flowers all on the artemisia leaf mark within a double ring
Late Qing/Republic period thick black ground (one lid restored). beneath a colorless glaze layer (one bowl with
The tall sides raised on a short foot and 17in (43.1cm) high soiled hairline crack).
enameled in the standard densely composed $1,500 - 2,500 5 5/8in (14.2cm) diameter
motifs of figural reserves and flower scrolls $1,500 - 2,500
highlighted with gilt; together with a Japanese 3408
Imari chrysanthemum bowl, Meiji/Taisho A PAIR OF YELLOW GLAZED SGRAFFITO PROPERTY FROM ANOTHER OWNER
period (wear to both). [2] DECORATED BOWLS
13 1/4in (33.6cm) diameter of Chinese bowl Guangxu marks, Republic period 3412
$1,000 - 2,000 The sides covered by continuous intricate A FAMILLE ROSE JARDINIERE
tableaux of dragons vying for flaming pearls Late Qing/Republic period
PROPERTY FROM A BAY AREA PRIVATE above crashing waves all incised into the The flat mouth rim surmounting the body
COLLECTOR glaze of dark lemon hue, the recessed clear of tapered cylindrical section encircled by
glazed bases centered by the six-character a continuous tableau of celestial figures in
3404 mark in cobalt blue. a mystical setting of clouds mountains and
A FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELED EXPORT 8in (20.3cm) diameter waves, the turquoise enameled recessed
PORCELAIN PITCHER AND COVER $2,000 - 3,000 base bearing a Qianlong mark separating two
19th century drainage holes.
Painted to the side walls between wide 7 1/2in (19cm) high
bands of flowers and birds with full-length $1,500 - 2,000
portraits of two legendary figures separated
by calligraphic descriptions of their history, the
cover similarly decorated and topped with a
fu-lion finial (spout chipped).
10 3/4in (27.3cm) high
$1,000 - 1,500
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