LIVE AUCTION JULY 3RD, 2024 - 1ST SESSION - ASIAN ART
Blue glazed “Cong” vase, Qing dynasty, with Xianfeng seal
Press 'Program an autobid'in order to confirm
Vase “cong” of square plan, arranged on a short circular foot. It has a stylized body, adorned by two lateral handles arranged in the upper area in the form of an elephant's head holding a fixed ring. Crowned by a low neck and a circular mouth.
The piece is covered by a glaze of intense sapphire color, slightly thinner on the edges where it allows the white color of the porcelain to show through. With six-character seal “大清咸丰年制” arranged on the base in underglaze blue. Qing Dynasty (1644 and 1912).
Size: 29 x 13.5 x 13.5 x 13.5 cm; Mouth diameter: 9 cm
Provenance:
- European private collection, France. Acquired by the present owner in 1981 in Toulouse, from the private collection of Mr. Gerard Pasquier. Attached is a photograph of the period.
Reference:
- Christie's: A blue-glazed cong-form vase. Important Chinese ceramics and works of art, 2022. Lot 1132.