A fluted glass vase imitating realgar, Qianlong mark and of the period. Photo Bonhams

Of octagonal section molded with shallow concave flutes that form the tall neck, compressed globular body and tall foot, the shallow circular recess to the base engraved with the four-character mark in regular script within a square frame; the opaque orange glass streaked with irregular veins of brown and olive green. 5 3/8in (13.7cm) high. Estimate US$ 15,000 - 25,000 (€11,000 - 18,000)

Notes: For a similar pair of fluted vases imitating realgar in the collection of James Biddle, (5in/12.7cm high), see Claudia Brown and Donald Rabiner, Clear as Crystal, Red as Flame: Later Chinese Glass, 1990, cat. no 29, p. 65. See also the example sold in Christie's, London, Sale 7762, lot 14 (14.6cm high); and the vase from the Shorenstein Collection sold in Christie's, Hong Kong, Sale 2831, 1 December 2010, lot 2925 (5 5/8in/14.2cm high).

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