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166 | BONHAMS A PAIR OF LARGE FAMILLE ROSE VASES
With trumpet necks and iron-red and gilt, mythical beast handles,
the baluster bodies boldly enamelled in the famille rose palette with a
profusion of blooming flowers, including peonies and chrysanthemums,
the mouths and feet with decorative borders, the bases unglazed.
65cm (25 1/2in) high (2).

£500 - 800
CNY4,600 - 7,300
HK$5,500 - 8,800

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A TURQUOISE-GROUND ‘CHILONG’ BALUSTER VASE
Qianlong seal mark, Republic period
Finely enamelled with wingless chilong dragons amongst cloud scrolls,
all above a wave pattern band at the foot, and a ruyi-head border at
the everted mouth rim. 23cm (9in) high

£1,000 - 1,500
CNY9,200 - 14,000
HK$11,000 - 16,000

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A FAMILLE ROSE ‘CRANE MEDALLION’ GARLIC-HEAD BOTTLE
VASE
Qianlong seal mark, Republic
With six roundels enclosing red-capped cranes, reserved on a dense,
leafy flower head meander, the slender neck rising to a bulbous mouth.
36.5cm (14 3/8in) high

£800 - 1,200
CNY7,300 - 11,000
HK$8,800 - 13,000