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A LARGE CARVED CELADON LONGQUAN YENYEN VASE, CHINA, EARLY MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The heavily potted vase has an ovoid upper body rising from a short foot, the vase is well carved in relief with a continuous design of three leafy peony, each with large flowers and over all with leafy foliage above a band of vertical lotus foliate. The trumpet-shaped neck is carved with further peonies spray on the underside of the flaring mouth rim, the foot that has burnt orange-brown in the firing. In very good conditions, minor firing imperfections, glaze crackles and minor colour gap on the neck at junction level, typical of this period.
62,5 cm. high, 22 cm wide
62,5 cm. high, 22 cm wide
ESTIMATE € 5.000 - 7.000
Provenance: from the private collection of an Italian noble Lady, bought at Perotto Antichità ; Milan (label), already Sotheby's London, 8 June 1993, lot 45
LOTS
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THIRTEEN WOODBLOCK PRINTS SIGNED ANDO HIROSHIGE (1797-1858), JAPAN, 19TH CENTURY (13)
THIRTEEN WOODBLOCK PRINTS SIGNED ANDO HIROSHIGE (1797-1858), JAPAN, 19TH CENTURY (13)
ESTIMATE € 300 - 500
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A TRYPTIC OF WOODBLOCK PRINTS SIGNED SADAHIDE, JAPAN, 19TH CENTURY, EDO PERIOD (3)
A TRYPTIC OF WOODBLOCK PRINTS SIGNED SADAHIDE, JAPAN, 19TH CENTURY, EDO PERIOD (3)
ESTIMATE € 200 - 500
84
A SMALL BLANC-DE-CHINE PORCELAIN MUG, CHINA, QING DYNASTY, LATE 17TH CENTURY
A SMALL BLANC-DE-CHINE PORCELAIN MUG, CHINA, QING DYNASTY, LATE 17TH CENTURY
ESTIMATE € 300 - 500
52 | premium
A RARE FINE BLUE AND WHITE MING-STYLE BOTTLE VASE MARK AND OF THE PERIOD TONGZHI (1862-1874)
A RARE FINE BLUE AND WHITE MING-STYLE BOTTLE VASE MARK AND OF THE PERIOD TONGZHI (1862-1874)
ESTIMATE € 3.000 - 5.000
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A SMALL BLUE POUDRE' FAMILLE VERTE PORCELAIN BOTTLE VASE, CHINA, 18TH CENTURY
A SMALL BLUE POUDRE' FAMILLE VERTE PORCELAIN BOTTLE VASE, CHINA, 18TH CENTURY
ESTIMATE € 100 - 200
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A GUAN-TYPE GLAZED CELADON PORCELAIN PEAR-SHAPED SMALL VASE, CHINA, 19TH CENTURY
A GUAN-TYPE GLAZED CELADON PORCELAIN PEAR-SHAPED SMALL VASE, CHINA, 19TH CENTURY
ESTIMATE € 500 - 800