GE-TYPE CRACKLE-GLAZED SECTIONED VASE
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
£3,500
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 14 May 2021 at 11:00 BST
Description
清 仿哥釉象耳四方委角瓶
sturdily potted with four notched corners, raised from an everted foot to a tapered body, waisted neck and flared rim, perforated elephant-head masks with convex loops and flanked the sides, covered overall with a creamy greyish glaze suffused with distinct network of dark-brown, faint-russet and white crackles, leaving the foot rim unglazed and revealing the dark-brown body
Dimensions
28.5cm high
Footnote
Provenance: Private Scottish collection, acquired from a dealer on the Kings Road in London about 25 years ago.
Note: a paper label on the inner mouth rim with information 'St: 22000 Ic: Prc Pn: M7 Pc: hk Chinese 19th Century Crackleware Vase * Ex Vat: £1150'