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A PAIR OF POTTERY BOTTLE VASES
19TH CENTURY

清十九世紀 陶瓶一對「欽州官窯」四字篆書款

Each vase is of squat form, the compressed bodies rising to a tapering
cylindrical neck, supported by short tapering feet. The glaze is of a rich
brown tone with some darker areas. The bases have impressed four-
character marks reading qin zhou guan yao.

The tallest, 8 in. (20.2 cm.) high (2)

£8,000-12,000 $13,000-18,000
€11,000-16,000

PROVENANCE:

From a private collection, acquired in Whampoa, Guangzhou, circa
1890-1920.

來源:私人舊藏，約於1890-1920年購自中國廣州

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A FAUX BOIS BRUSH POT
QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN IRON-RED
AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

清乾隆 仿木釉樹形筆筒 礬紅四字篆書款

The brush pot is naturalistically moulded in open work as a tree trunk,
and exquisitely enamelled to the interior in shades of brown to simulate
a knotted wood grain. The interior and base are glazed turquoise.

4æ in. (12 cm.) high

£8,000-12,000 $13,000-18,000
€11,000-16,000

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