A famille rose and gilt-decorated blue-glazed pear-shaped vase, Yongzheng mark and period (1723-1735)
Lot 2908. A famille rose and gilt-decorated blue-glazed pear-shaped vase, Yongzheng six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1723-1735); 42.2 cm high. Price realised HKD 529,200 (Estimate HKD 300,000 – HKD 500,000) © Christie's Images Ltd 2024
Provenance: The Estate of Charles Harrison McClintick, sold at Christie’s New York, 2 December 1989, lot 396.
Note: Compare to a Qianlong marked blue-glazed meiping, enamelled in the same style with a very similar design, sold at Sotheby’s London, 17 November 1999, lot 787. See also a Qianlong marked flambe-glazed bottle vase in the Musée Guimet collection, accession number G5720, also enamelled with similar design.
Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 30 May 2024