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A THREE-COLOR OVERLAY ‘FLOWERS AND BUTTERFLIES’ GLASS VASE, 18TH CENTURY
Lot 409 - FAS1025
China. The baluster body supported on a splayed foot and rising to a waisted neck with a gently incurved rim. Exquisitely carved through translucent layers of sapphire blue, lime green, and cherry red on an opaque milky-white ground to depict butterflies fluttering amid leafy stems bearing blossoming bellflowers, peony, lotus, and other flowers.
Provenance: Ripley Auctions, Indianapolis, 19 September 2015, lot 41, sold for USD 3,500 or approx. EUR 4,100 (converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing). A private collection in the United Kingdom, acquired from the above.
Condition: Good condition with minor wear and expected manufacturing irregularities including pitting and swirls. Minute losses to edges of overlay decoration.
Weight: 344.7 g
Dimensions: Height 17.7 cm
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s London, 11 November 2005, lot 526
Price: GBP 4,200 or approx. EUR 10,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A four-color overlay white glass bottle vase, 18th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related overlay technique, manner of carving, and motifs. Note the similar size (16.2 cm).
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 19 September 2014, lot 1155
Price: USD 12,500 or approx. EUR 14,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare blue, red and yellow overlay semi-opaque white vase, 18th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related overlay technique, manner of carving, and motifs, as well as the related form. Note the size (22.2 cm).
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