Description: A RARE CHINESE BISCUIT CARVED AND ENAMELLED HU-FORM VASE QING DYNASTY, DAOGUANG PERIOD (1820-1850)
The hu-form porcelain vase with two squared lug handles at the neck, covered to each side with carved and applique decoration of different seasonal flowers and butterflies, the flowers including month rose, lotus and plum blossom.
29cm high, 18cm wide
PROVENANCE:
Purchased New Hampshire, United States, late 1990s.
LITERATURE:
For a pair of hat stands with comparable work with the same rare combination of unglazed white relief decoration with a monochrome enamel ground, see a pair of hat stands dated Qing, Daoguang, catalogue 49, page 173, Elegance in Relief: Carved Porcelain from Jingdezhen of the 19th to early 20th centuries, Tony Miller and Humphrey Hui, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006.
Condition Report: Condition:
A small area at the mouth of possible restoration. No other visible faults or damage. The opinions expressed in the condition reports are a guide only and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Prospective buyers are encouraged to inspect articles for sale at our pre-sale viewing where Leonard Joel staff are available for advice. Leonard Joel makes no guarantee of the originality of mechanical or applied components. Absence of reference to such modifications does not imply that a lot is free from modifications.