- 629
A TEADUST-GLAZED BOTTLE VASE QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND PERIOD |
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Height 13 1/4 in., 33.6 cm
the compressed globular body resting on a splayed foot and surmounted by a slim cylindrical neck, covered overall in an olive-green glaze flecked with moss-green speckles, the footring applied with a dark brown wash, the base incised with a six-character seal mark beneath a brown glaze
Provenance
L. Wannieck, Paris (according to label).
Condition
Surface wear and scratches throughout, especially around the mouthrim. A few burst glaze bubbles. In overall good condition.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
A similar vase from the Meiyintang Collection is illustrated in Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol. 2, London, 1994, pl. 936; and another from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, is published in Rose Kerr, Chinese Ceramics. Porcelain of the Qing Dynasty 1644-1911, London, 1986, pl. 25. Further Qianlong marked teadust-glazed vases of this type include one sold recently in these rooms, 12th September 2018, lot 139; one from the collection of Gerson and Judith Leiber, sold in the same rooms, 20th March 2018, lot 437; one sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 3rd October 2017, lot 3665; and another in these rooms, 13th September 2017, lot 24. Compare also a similar vase from the T.Y. Chao Collection, sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 19th May 1987, lot 294, and again at Christie's New York, 20th March 1997, lot 128.