A fine translucent ruby-red glass vase with eight-cornered body and neck, China. Photo Nagel Auktionen

H. 14,6 cm. Estimate 2500/3500 €

Glass vases of identical shape and various monochrome colours are found in the Palace Museum Collection, mostly dated to Yongzheng and Qianlong periods and they were copied thereafter, cf. "Elegance and Radiance. The K.F. Lee Collection", Hongkong 2000, no. 20, dated to Qianlong and marked; Yang Rong et al. "Chun shui qiu ying", Beijing 2009, no. 3 (transparent blue, with Yongzheng mark and identical size); Christie's London (Jun. 1998), lot no. 22; Christie's New York, Sept. 1998, lot no. 225, for the shape also see a pair of green Daoguang mark facetted bottle vases sold at Christie's Hongkong, November 2012, lot 2153

Nagel Auktionen. Asian Art, 2013/05/10. http://www.auction.de