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PROVENANCE: From Private estate collections of David Frederick Boyd, of Marietta, Georgia (1935 - 2018). Served in the United States Army, thereafter, employed by a fortune 500 company and remained there for the rest of his working career. He is admired for Habitat for Humanity activist and a prominent antiques collector, mostly Chinese Antiques and European furniture at his large Victorian house in Georgia.
Chinese Qing Dynasty Period, Type quatrefoil flori form begonia vase.
Potted in begonia shape vase, thick and tall, globular lower body, tapered gracefully toward cylindrical neck, with slight flaring mouth lip, with ruyi shapes pendants form rim, emerge two elephant head on the shoulder, raised on a short small round foot base with slight concave. The exterior decorated with hand-painting in grayish under glazed base color which contrast against the Ge design color. Distinctive "GE" crackled glaze also known as jinsi tiexian which translates to mean gold floss and iron thread which details the look of several lines that appear in the crackled surface. The glaze is seamless and gives off a beautiful luster, with the colors maintaining excellent vibrancy.
Mark on base, a six under glazed blue seal script characters reign mark, Made in The Years of QianLong Reign Period of Great Qing Dynasty.