Lot 23. A rare flambé-glazed bottle vase, Qianlong seal mark and of the period (1736-1795); 17cm (6 3/4in) high. Estimate £ 8,000-12,000. Sold for £ 16,312 (€ 18,248). Photo: Bonhams.

The compressed globular body rising from a short, slightly splayed foot to a long tapering neck flaring at the rim, attractively glazed in rich tones of cherry-red, purple and shaded turquoise, the base with a vitreous burgundy-red glaze streaked with deep lavender-blue, incised seal mark.

Provenance: a European private collection, and thence by descent.

See a related flambé-glazed bottle vase, Qianlong seal mark and of the period, illustrated by R.Kerr, Chinese Ceramics - Porcelain of the Qing Dynasty 1644-1911, London, 1986, pp.20-21.

Compare with a related flambé-glazed pear-shaped vase, Qianlong seal mark and of the period, which was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 1 June 2016, lot 3335.

A rare small flambé-glazed pear-shaped vase, Qianlong incised six-character seal mark and of the period (1736-1795); 6 5/8 in. (16.9 cm.) high. Estimate HK$500,000 - HK$800,000 ($64,669 - $103,470). Price Realized HK$937,500 ($121,216) at Christie's Hong Kong, 1 June 2016, lot 3335. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.

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