A FINE AND RARE GE-TYPE VASE SEAL MARK AND PERIOD OF QIANLONG

the robustly potted globular body rising to a short, waisted neck and an everted rim, set on the shoulders with moulded animal masks and mock ring handles, covered overall in a pale greenish-grey glaze with a striking network of dark-stained crackles, all supported on a low footring dressed in brown, inscribed on the base with an underglaze-blue reign mark, wood stand

Sotheby's London, 15th December 1981, lot 266.
Sotheby's New York, 3rd December 1986, lot 270.

Evolution to Perfection. Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection/Evolution vers la perfection. Céramiques de Chine de la Collection Meiyintang, Sporting d'Hiver, Monte Carlo, 1996, cat. no. 159.

Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, London, 1994-2010, vol. 2, no. 878.

The overall condition is very good. There are just tiny two spots of glaze pull - one on each of the moulded handles.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

Another Qianlong vase of this design, from the collection of the British Rail Pension Fund has been sold in our London rooms, 28th November 1978, lot 198, and in these rooms, 16th May 1989, lot 56; another, sold in these rooms 22nd May 1984, lot 182, was included in the exhibition Selections of Chinese Art from Private Collections, China House Gallery, New York, 1986, cat. no. 9, from the collection of Mrs. A. Alfred Taubman.