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A PAIR OF LARGE FAMILLE ROSE
HEXAGONAL VASES
19th century
Each of faceted baluster form, brightly
enamelled around the exteriors with figural
interior scenes, reserved on a densely
decorated floral and peach blossom ground,
the shoulders applied with clambering chi
dragons, the necks flanked by pairs of
auspicious lingzhi handles, wood stands.
Each 90cm (35 3/4in) high. (4).

£8,000 - 12,000
CNY72,000 - 110,000

十九世紀 粉彩開光人物故事圖六方大瓶 一對

Provenance: a European private collection

來源： 歐洲私人收藏

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A FINE FAMILLE ROSE RUBY-GROUND Provenance: Captain George Francis Warre A RARE PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE YELLOW-
‘MEDALLION’ BOWL CBE (1876-1957) and Norah Warre GROUND ‘LOTUS SCROLL’ BOWLS
Daoguang seal mark and of the period A distinguished English private collection Iron-red Xiezhu Zhuren zao seal marks,
Rising from a short foot and ending with a Daoguang
slightly everted mouth rim, the rounded sides 來源： Each with rounded curving sides raised on a
finely painted with four circular medallions George Francis Warre上尉（1875-1957）及 recessed base, decorated in vivid enamels with
four large lotus-flower heads borne on scrolling
depicting antiques and precious objects, Norah Warre夫人舊藏 foliage, below a band enclosing the Eight
divided by stylised lotus sprays, all reserved on 顯貴英國私人收藏 Buddhist Emblems alternating with clusters of
the ruby sgraffiato ground, the interior painted ruyi heads on the everted rim, all reserved on a
in blue with a faceted flowerhead supporting The lantern and ears of grain form the rebus bright yellow ground, wood stands.
jardinières, chimes and lingzhi, beneath four wugu fengdeng (無穀豐登), ‘May there be a Each 11.4cm (4 1/2in) diam. (4).
ribbon-tied lanterns in tasselled canopies. bumper harvest of the five grains’, while the
15cm (5 9/10in) diam. vase and elephant form the rebus taiping £3,000 - 5,000
youxiang (太平有象), ‘may there be a peaceful CNY27,000 - 45,000
£6,000 - 10,000 reign’.
CNY54,000 - 91,000 清道光 黃地粉彩番蓮紋折沿盌一對
Compare with a very similar famille rose 礬紅「嶰竹主人造」篆書款
ruby-ground medallion bowl, Daoguang
清道光 紅地軋道粉彩開光博古圖盌 mark and period, illustrated in Encompassing Provenance: Sir William Henry Wilkinson
青花「大清道光年製」篆書款 Precious Beauty: The Songzhutang Collection (1858-1930), Consul General in China between
of Imperial Chinese Ceramics, Hong Kong, 1900 and 1917, and thence by descent.
2016, pp.206-207, no.79. 來源： William Henry Wilkinson爵士（1858-
1930）收藏，1900至1917年期間任駐華領
事，並由後人保存迄今

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