CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'ROSETTE' MOONFLASK
QING DYNASTY OR LATER
£2,520
Auction: 08 November 2024 from 10:00 GMT
Description
清或以後 青花輪花綬帶葫蘆扁瓶
modelled after a Middle Eastern metal prototype, the flattened spherical body rising to a waisted neck and a small bulb-shaped mouth, set with two arched strap handles, painted on the domed circular front and back with a rosette surrounded by a radiating eight-pointed starburst of alternating foliate and floral motifs, the upper bulb further with a band of flowers, the handles outlined with double lines and decorated with a spray of lotus at the terminus
Dimensions
25cm high
Provenance
Formerly in a private British collection, acquired from French antique market (by repute)
前英國私人舊藏,入藏自法國古玩市場(據傳)