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PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS 8085
A CREAM-GLAZED COMPRESSED JAR, GUAN
8084 18th century
AN UNUSUAL FAMILLE VERTE OVIFORM JAR Heavily potted with a thick foot rim, the deeply curved walls flaring
Chenghua six-character mark, Shunzhi/early Kangxi period out to a bulbous shoulder, curving back to an everted mouth rim,
Unusually decorated in thick, semi-translucent, pale and light green, the interior and exterior covered all over in a creamy white glaze,
yellow, aubergine and iron-red enamels with two large leafy branches the underside impressed with a four-character mark within a square
descending down the body and each bearing five large peaches in double border.
two clusters. 8in (20.3cm) diameter
14in (35.5cm) high $3,000 - 5,000
$8,000 - 12,000
十八世紀 白釉罐
清順治或康熙早期 五彩壽桃紋罐 《大明成化年製》款

Provenance
Bonhams London, 5 November 2009, sale 16868, lot 180

A vase of very similar form, proportions and glaze, but lacking enamel
decoration and dated late Ming/early Qing dynasty, sold at Christie’s
New York, The Collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, 19 March 2015,
sale 11420, lot 448.

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