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764
A CHINESE CELADON GU-SHAPED VASE
LATE QING DYNASTY
The central bulbous section finely carved with four peony blooms amongst
scrolling leafy tendrils, with raised flanges forming the stems of stiff pendant
leaves to the flared neck and foot, all covered in a subtle bluish-green glaze,
18.6cm.
£3,000-5,000
Provenance: from the collection of MME Calliope Sotirades (1910-84), who
collected internationally between the 1930s and 1980s, and then bequeathed
to her godson.

765
A CHINESE CELADON GLAZED PEAR-SHAPED VASE
QING DYNASTY
The exterior carved with large stylised lotus sprays beneath bands
of ruyi-heads and upright pendant leaves, with two applied elephant
head-shaped handles to the shoulder, all covered with a pale green glaze,
the base with a six character Qianlong mark in underglaze blue, 28.7cm.
£2,000-3,000
Provenance: from the collection of MME Calliope Sotirades (1910-84), who
collected internationally between the 1930s and 1980s, and then bequeathed
to her godson.

MME Calliope Sotirades (1910-84)

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