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A BLUE AND WHITE ‘LONG ELIZA’ VASE
Kangxi period
Potted with a baluster-form body rising to a
tall waisted neck, flanked by unglazed loop
handles surmounted by animal masks, the
body molded with petal lappets, painted
with elegant ladies alternating with potted
plants on stands, the recessed foot with an
artemisia leaf mark.
10 7/8in (27.7cm) high

$2,000 - 3,000
清康熙 青花開光仕女牡花卉紋花觚
《奇玉寳鼎之珍》款

Provenance
Acquired in August 2000

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A BLUE AND WHITE ‘LONG ELIZAS’
BEAKER VASE
Kangxi period
Potted with the central bulb between a
177 spreading lower section and a trumpet
neck, each section molded with raised
petal lappets, outlined to enclose potted
blossoming plants flanked by a lady on
either side, each section separated from the
other with simple line borders and bands of
florets, the foot marked with a six-character
mark reading qi yu bao ding zhi zhen within a
double-circle.
15 7/8in (40.3cm) high
$3,000 - 5,000

清康熙 青花開光仕女牡花卉紋花觚
《奇玉寳鼎之珍》款
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A BLUE AND WHITE VENETIAN-STYLE
VASE
Kangxi period
Inspired by Venetian glass prototypes, the
178 compressed globular body and tall waisted
neck decorated with a bold design of stylized
blossom and leafy flowering branches flanked
by elaborate openwork foliate handles.
8in (20.5cm) high

$2,000 - 3,000
清康熙 青花花卉紋卷草雙耳瓶

Provenance
Acquired in 1989

For similar examples, see a pair sold in
our London rooms, 7 September 2011, lot
88. See also Anthony du Boulay, Christie’s
Pictorial History of Chinese Ceramics,
London, 1984, p. 201.
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