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A GILT AND POWDER-BLUE BALUSTER                 A BLUE AND WHITE BALUSTER VASE                 A SET OF SIX IRON-RED ENAMELLED
VASE                                                                                           QUATRE-FOIL BOWLS
Qing Dynasty                                    19th century                                   Tongzhi seal marks
The elegantly potted body finely gilded with    The exaggerated baluster form vase painted     Each enamelled with dense, meandering
panels containing scholarly landscapes,         with a continuous landscape to the exterior,   gourd vine, raised on a flaring foot
bamboo sprays and prunus branches, the          a T-fret border at the mouth rim. 51cm (20in)  embellished with scrolls.
shoulder with multiple bands of diaper, whorls  high                                           Each: 19.2cm (7 1/2in) wide (6).
and key fret, the waisted neck with shou
characters. 46cm (18in) high                    £600 - 800         HK$6,000 - 8,000            £1,000 - 1,500
                                                CNY5,200 - 6,900	                              CNY8,600 - 13,000	 HK$10,000 - 15,000
£800 - 1,200
CNY6,900 - 10,000	 HK$8,000 - 12,000            Provenance
                                                Acquired prior to 1933, and thence by descent
                                                (inventory documents)

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