A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL PEAR-SHAPED VASE - MING DYNASTY, 16TH/17TH CENTURY

The pear-shaped body with a tall slender neck and supported by a short spreading foot, the neck applied with a gilt bronze coiled dragon reaching up to the mouth rim, the body with raised peach-shaped panels decorated with mythical beasts and phoenix, reserved on grounds of lotus above a band of petals and prunus to the foot. 12¼ in. (31.2 cm.) high - Estimate: £7,000 - £10,000 ($13,839 - $19,770)

Notes: A vase of similar form and design with an applied dragon is illustrated in The Classified Great Treasury of Chinese Fine Arts; The Great Treasury of Chinese Gold, Silver, Glass and Cloisonné Enamel, vol.5, Hebei, 2005, no.75.

Christie's London. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART INCLUDING EXPORT ART. 13 May 2008