China, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Modelled after a Venetian glass vase, the tall neck applied with two pinched scrolling handles with leaf-shaped flanges, the bulbous body and neck painted in underglaze blue with flowers and foliage, the flaring top section with further flowers and birds.
Condition: Some minor fritting to handles and a small chip, the top with a repaired section. Provenance: Holzapfel collection, Geneva, Switzerland. This lot was acquired by second generation members of the Holzapfel family after 1970 and has remained in the family ever since.
Weight: 622 g Dimensions: Height 21.5 cm
Compare to a similar bottle vase sold at Sothebys in STYLE: Furniture, Silver, Ceramics, 24 October 2019, lot 570, with an estimate of 5.000 USD.