Beijing glass @ Bonhams. Chinese & other Asian Works of Art, 8 Nov 2010. Knightsbridge
A Beijing yellow monochrome vase with trumpet neck © 2002-2010 Bonhams 1793 Ltd
Decorated with curled dragons. 26cm (10in) high. Estimate: £1,200 - 1,500, EUR 1,400 - 1,700, HKD 15,000 - 19,000
A green glass vase with tapering cylindrical neck and oviform body. Qianlong four-character mark © 2002-2010 Bonhams 1793 Ltd
About 28cm (11in) high - Estimate: £800 - 1,200, EUR 910 - 1,400, HKD 10,000 - 15,000
A ruby red glass bowl. Qianlong four-character incised mark © 2002-2010 Bonhams 1793 Ltd
Decorated in relief with a fisherman in a boat, pine trees, a pagoda and a seated figure. 15.7cm (6¼in) diam - Estimate: £600 - 800, EUR 680 - 910, HKD 7,500 - 10,000
A pair of ruby red glass boxes and covers. © 2002-2010 Bonhams 1793 Ltd
Each one decorated in relief with a swirling dragon on the cover and base; 9.8cm (3¾in) diam (4) - Estimate: £600 - 800, EUR 680 - 910, HKD 7,500 - 10,000
A pair of Beijing translucent blue glass six-sided flaring bowls. Late 18th/19th century © 2002-2010 Bonhams 1793 Ltd
Each formed from attractive rich slightly violet-blue glass, standing on short circular feet (one rim chipped), with wood stands; 16cm (6¼in) wide (4) - Estimate: £500 - 800, EUR 570 - 910, HKD 6,200 - 10,000
Provenance: Robert Henry Benson (1850-1929) and by descent to the present owner.
R.H.Benson was a distinguished English banker whose own private bank would later merge to form Kleinwort Benson. Most of his Chinese art was sold in 1924 at Christie's, London.
A ruby-red overlay, Beijing glass vase with cylindrical neck. Qianlong four-character mark © 2002-2010 Bonhams 1793 Ltd
Decorated with a landscape, buildings and figures beside a pine tree. About 32cm (12½in) high - Estimate: £300 - 500, EUR 340 - 570, HKD 3,700 - 6,200
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