£5,000
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art | 640
Auction: 14 May 2021 at 11:00 BST
大清乾隆年製款 爐鈞釉直口膽瓶
the pear-shaped body supported on a short foot and extended to a slender straight neck, covered overall with a thick glaze suffused with vibrant purple, magenta, and pale sky-blue streaks, the base engraved with a six-character Qianlong mark and covered in a brownish translucent glaze
Provenance: property of a gentleman; formerly in the collection of Frederick H Jewell (1836-1906), acquired from Hong Kong in 1903, thence by descent