A 'robin's egg'-glazed bottle vase, Qing dynasty, 18th century | 清十八世紀 爐鈞釉荸薺瓶

A 'robin's egg'-glazed bottle vase

Qing dynasty, 18th century

清十八世紀 爐鈞釉荸薺瓶 

the compressed globular body raised on a splayed foot and tapering to a tall cylindrical neck, applied overall with a rich mottled deep blue and turquoise-blue glaze with lavender tones cascading down the sides

Height 25.5 cm, 10 in.