Lot 347
  • 347

A TRANSITIONAL POLYCHROME VASE CIRCA 1640-60

Estimate
800 - 1,200 GBP
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Description

  • porcelain
  • The Transitional vase, 23 cm, 9 1/8  in.
the baluster body rising from a flat base to a rounded shoulder and short narrow neck, painted around the exterior with figures in a garden; together with two blue and white bottle vases, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century

Literature

U. Wiesner, Seladon Swatow Blauweiss/Chinese Ceramics from the Collection of Ignazio Vok, Koln, 1983, pl.150.

Condition

the polychrome vase is in good condition with the exception of rubbing to the decoration, in particular the iron-red; the two blue and white bottle vases are in good condition with the exception of light glaze scratches.
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