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                                                                      PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION
                                                                      A BLUE AND WHITE ‘BUDDHIST LIONS’
                                                                      BOTTLE VASE
                                                                      QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD
                                                                      the globular body rising to a tall cylindrical neck with a
                                                                      lipped rim, the body painted in bright cobalt hues with three
                                                                      Buddhist lions gamboling among beribboned balls, all below
                                                                      a band of diaper pattern encircling the shoulder, the neck
                                                                      with a sinuous chilong chasing a ‘Flaming Pearl’ amidst flame
                                                                      scrolls, a double-line border at the mouth rim, the base with
                                                                      a double circle in underglaze blue
                                                                      Height 17¼ in., 43.9 cm
                                                                      PROVENANCE
                                                                      Collection of W. P. Foss (by repute).

                                                                      $ 5,000-7,000

                                                                      清康熙   青花佛獅戲繡球紋長頸瓶
                                                                      來源
                                                                      W.P. Foss 收藏(傳)


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                                    280                               A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE ‘HUNDRED
                                                                      ANTIQUES’ BEAKER VASES
                                                                      QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD
                                                                      each rising from a slightly spreading foot to a columnar
                                                                      body flaring gently at the rim, painted in rich cobalt blue with
                                                                      shaped panels enclosing either auspicious and scholarly
                                                                      objects or bird and flower vignettes, all set against a blue
                                                                      ground densely patterned with scrolling white lotus in
                                                                      reserve, a chevron band at the mouthrim and another at the
                                                                      foot (2)
                                                                      Height 20⅝ in., 52.3 cm

                                                                      $ 7,000-9,000

                                                                      清康熙   青花博古花鳥圖大花觚一對





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                                                                                                                                   PROPERTY FROM A MASSACHUSETTES PRIVATE COLLECTION  PROVENANCE
                                                                                                                                   A FAMILLE-ROSE ‘MAGU’ DISH                Collection of Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony, King of
                                                                                                                                   QING DYNASTY, YONGZHENG PERIOD            Poland (1670-1733), Saxony, Dresden, inv. no. N=183 I.
                                                                                                                                   with curved sides rising from a short straight foot to an   $ 15,000-25,000
                                                                                                                                   everted rim, the interior finely painted with the Daoist
                                                                                                                                   Immortal in flowing robes holding a lingzhi, accompanied
                                                                                                                                   by a boy attendant and a deer with a peach blossom in the   清雍正   粉彩麻姑獻壽圖大盤
                                                                                                                                   mouth, overhanging prunus branches above, the rim border
                                                                                                                                   with floral sprays, all enameled in delicate pastel shades, the   來源
                                                                                                                                   rim gilt, the base incised with the Japanese Palace inventory   奧古斯特二世(1670-1733)收藏,薩克森選帝侯,
                                                                                                                                   number N=183-I.
                                      281                                                                                                                                    波蘭國王,薩克森,德累斯頓,收藏編號N=183 I
                                                                                                                                   Diameter 15⅝ in., 38.8 cm




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