ID 963284
Lot 3039 | AN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE AND MAGNIFICENT BLUE AND WHITE ‘SANDUO’ HEXAGONAL VASE
Estimate value
HKD 6 000 000 – 8 000 000
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The vase is painted on the facetted sides of the body in delicate shades of blue with sprays of pomegranate, peach and persimmon alternating with branches of peony, chrysanthemum and lotus, all emerging from lingzhi fungi. The trumpet neck of conforming shape is further painted with six detached composite floral sprays, all bordered by bands of keyfret and trefoil.
25 7/8 in. (65.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in Hong Kong in the 1980s
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic, Porcelain |
| Historical era: | Qianlong period |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Vases and vessels |
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic, Porcelain |
| Historical era: | Qianlong period |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Vases and vessels |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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