A LARGE FAMILLE-ROSE 'FLORAL' BALUSTER VASE AND COVER QING DYNASTY, YONGZHENG PERIOD |

deftly enameled in varying pastel tones of rose-pink, purples, yellow and greens with intertwining layers of flowering branches of lush peony, delicate prunus blossoms and sprays of narcissus, amid further flowering plants, all issuing from colorful pierced rockwork, set between pink-ground bands of peony meander encircling the base and at the shoulder enclosing floral sprays, the domed cover similarly decorated and surmounted by a gilt lion-form finial (2)

Christie's New York, 22nd September 1995, lot 679.

The vase with a hairline crack to the rim and the cover with a restored break to the rim and the finial likely restuck. The surface overall with wear and minor enamel flaking consistent with age and use.
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This vase is outstanding not only for its monumental size but also for the splendidly enameled scene depicting a lush setting of blossoming prunus, narcissus and peonies. Famille-rose vases of this monumental size attributed to the Yongzheng period are rare and were produced with a variety of designs; see a pair with covers painted with figures, sold at Christie’s London, 22nd June 1981, lot 134. Compare also a smaller pair of famille-rose baluster vases of this type, painted with birds and magnolia tree issuing from rocks, from the collections of M.M. Tournet and Luis de Errazu, sold in these rooms, 20th March 2007, lot 805.