Description:
A PAIR OF DEHUA BEAKER VASES, GU
China, 17th – 18th century. The tall cylindrical bodies rising from spreading feet to trumpet mouthes, with rounded central sections, each between four thin molded fillets, the fine white bodies covered in warm ivory glazes.
Provenance: From a French private collection. Old collector’s inventory number “P.2.25” painted to the base of one of the vases. Old paper label at the side of the other vase.
Condition: One vase with a short hairline of 1cm to lip, the other with a small chip of 1cm to base repaired. Overall very good condition with old wear, traces of use and some kiln grit and firing flaws.
Weight: 691.9 and 695.2 grams
Dimensions: Height 25 cm each
The recessed bases each with a studio mark in a rectangular reserve, the foot rim and parts of the interior unglazed. (2)
Auction result comparison: Compare with a related dehua gu at Sotheby’s New York on March 20th, 2019, in Important Chinese Art, lot 743.
一對德化花觚
中國, 十七至十八世紀。 高大圓柱體,撇脚,喇叭口,中間部分上下各兩道橫紋,全身施象牙白暖色釉。
來源:法國私人收藏,一個花觚底部寫有藏家老收藏編號 “P.2.25”,另一個花觚一側有舊時紙標簽。
品相:一個花觚唇沿部有一道一厘米長的髮絲綫,另一個底部有一個1厘米小開口,已修復。整體良好品相,舊時磨損, 使用痕跡以及有窯沙和燒製瑕疵。
重量:691.9 及695.2 克
尺寸:分別高25 厘米