A FLAMBE-GLAZED BALUSTER VASE QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY |

the robustly potted compressed globular body rising from a high splayed foot to a waisted neck flanked by elephant-mask form handles and surmounted by an inverted bulbous stepped rim, covered overall with a lustrous glaze of deep aubergine streaked with brilliant crimson in two swathes to the body and foot, transmuting to vibrant shades of mottled violet at the neck and draining to a mushroom-gray at the mouth and handles, the recessed base left unglazed 

American Private Collection.
Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York.

In overall good condition with scattered minor surface scratches and minor firing imperfections including kiln adherence to the base. A label is adhered to the base.
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