5th Mar, 2021 10:00
TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism
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A BLUE-GLAZED CONG-FORM VASE WITH ELEPHANT HANDLES, GUANGXU MARK AND PERIOD
光緒款和年代祭藍釉象耳琮式瓶
Sold for €3,792
including Buyer's Premium
China, 1875-1908. The square vase with a characteristic circular foot ring and mouth rim, applied with a pair of molded elephant-heads, each suspending a mock ring-handle, covered overall with a lustrous, deep-blue glaze thinning slightly on the edges. Six-character Guangxu mark to base and of the period.
Provenance: Collection of Mr. Mah in New Jersey, USA, by repute acquired by the collector’s father in China prior to 1949, and thence by descent in the same family.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and firing flaws, occasional light scratches, the base drilled to center.
Weight: 3,401 g
Dimensions: Height 30 cm
Literature comparison: Compare a similar, slightly smaller, blue-glazed cong vase, Guangxu mark and period, illustrated by P. Lam, ed., Imperial Porcelain of Late Qing from the Kwan Collection, Hong Kong, 1983, catalog no. 142.
Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related vase sold by Christie’s New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 14-15 September 2017, lot 1257, for USD 10,000, another sold by Sotheby’s Paris in Asian Art on 16 December 2010, lot 297, for EUR 10,625, and a third sold by Bonhams London in Fine Chinese Art on 11 November 2010, lot 403, for GBP 10,800.
光緒款和年代祭藍釉象耳琮式瓶
中國，1875-1908年。方形琮式瓶圓圈足，圓瓶口，瓶身上有一對象頭，每個大像頭上都懸掛著一個環柄，整體上覆蓋著一層祭藍釉，邊緣略圓滑。光緒六字款。
來源：美國新澤西州 Mr. Mah收藏，據説是藏家的父親1949年前在中國購得，自此保存於同一家族至今。
品相：狀況極佳，有輕微磨損和燒制缺陷，局部有輕微划痕，底座鑽到中心。
重量：3,401 克
尺寸：高 30 厘米
拍賣結果比較：比較一個非常相近的瓶，於紐約佳士得Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art拍場售出，2017年9月14至15日，拍號1257，售價USD 10,000。另一個於2010年12月16日巴黎蘇富比Asian Art拍場售出，拍號297，售價EUR 10,625。第三個於倫敦邦瀚斯 Fine Chinese Art拍場售出，2010年11月11日，拍號403，售價GBP 10,800。
China, 1875-1908. The square vase with a characteristic circular foot ring and mouth rim, applied with a pair of molded elephant-heads, each suspending a mock ring-handle, covered overall with a lustrous, deep-blue glaze thinning slightly on the edges. Six-character Guangxu mark to base and of the period.
Provenance: Collection of Mr. Mah in New Jersey, USA, by repute acquired by the collector’s father in China prior to 1949, and thence by descent in the same family.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and firing flaws, occasional light scratches, the base drilled to center.
Weight: 3,401 g
Dimensions: Height 30 cm
Literature comparison: Compare a similar, slightly smaller, blue-glazed cong vase, Guangxu mark and period, illustrated by P. Lam, ed., Imperial Porcelain of Late Qing from the Kwan Collection, Hong Kong, 1983, catalog no. 142.
Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related vase sold by Christie’s New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 14-15 September 2017, lot 1257, for USD 10,000, another sold by Sotheby’s Paris in Asian Art on 16 December 2010, lot 297, for EUR 10,625, and a third sold by Bonhams London in Fine Chinese Art on 11 November 2010, lot 403, for GBP 10,800.
光緒款和年代祭藍釉象耳琮式瓶
中國，1875-1908年。方形琮式瓶圓圈足，圓瓶口，瓶身上有一對象頭，每個大像頭上都懸掛著一個環柄，整體上覆蓋著一層祭藍釉，邊緣略圓滑。光緒六字款。
來源：美國新澤西州 Mr. Mah收藏，據説是藏家的父親1949年前在中國購得，自此保存於同一家族至今。
品相：狀況極佳，有輕微磨損和燒制缺陷，局部有輕微划痕，底座鑽到中心。
重量：3,401 克
尺寸：高 30 厘米
拍賣結果比較：比較一個非常相近的瓶，於紐約佳士得Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art拍場售出，2017年9月14至15日，拍號1257，售價USD 10,000。另一個於2010年12月16日巴黎蘇富比Asian Art拍場售出，拍號297，售價EUR 10,625。第三個於倫敦邦瀚斯 Fine Chinese Art拍場售出，2010年11月11日，拍號403，售價GBP 10,800。
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