清乾隆 紅釉玉壺春瓶 《大清乾隆年製》款

elegantly potted, with a pear-shaped body rising from a slightly splayed foot to a waisted neck flaring at the rim, applied overall with a liver-red glaze pooling to a darker tone under the rim and around the foot, the base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue

Two sections to neck out and re-stuck with small associated infilled areas of loss. Otherwise in very good condition, with some light surface wear. Two old labels adhered to the base.
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A similar vase from the same collection, possibly the pair to the present lot, bearing labels of Marchant & Son, London, the Duke of Fife and the Bulgari Collection, Rome, was sold in these rooms, 14th September 2011.