Lot 18. Property from an important European collection. A rare and large archaistic blanc-de-Chine bottle vase, Qing dynasty, 17th - 18th century; 43.5 cm. Lot Sold 381,000 HKD (Estimate 100,000 - 150,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024

sturdily potted with a pear-shaped body supported on a stepped spreading foot and surmounted by a tall neck and galleried rim, the body and neck encircled by an archaistic band with zoomorphic appliqué-decoration against an incised keyfret ground, covered overall in a transparent ivory-tinged white glaze.

Provenance: Acquired from Edward T. Chow (1910-80) in the late 1960s.

Sotheby's. An Important European Collection of Chinese Ceramics - Acquired from Edward T. Chow, Hong Kong, 9 April 2024.