China, 18th-19th century. The unmarked vase with rounded shoulders rising from a recessed base to a slender waisted neck and flared rim, covered overall with a peachbloom glaze thinning to white at the rim, the tall tapering foot left unglazed.Provenance: From a Private English Collection formed by the late J.C. Wright, Esq., and thence by descent in the same family.Condition: Excellent condition with only minor old wear and firing flaws.Weight: 202.6 g (the vase)Dimensions: Height 16.4 cmTogether with an old, ruyi-decorated wood base carved in fine openwork. The base with some losses and old repairs. (2)Expert note: Unmarked vases from this group are rare. Both the glaze and the potting of the present lot are of outstanding quality and nowhere comparable to the mass-produced 'Guanyin' vases from the late 19th century, that appear so frequently on the market.Auction result comparison: Compare with a related peachbloom-glazed amphora vase, but with a Kangxi mark and of the period, sold by Sotheby's London in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 11 May 2011, lot 141, for GBP 32,450.清代豇豆红柳葉瓶 中國,十八至十九世紀。柳葉瓶無款,撇口,細長頸,豐肩,長腹,窄圈足。全身施豇豆红釉,凸起處釉層較薄,透出白色胎骨,足部露胎。 來源:英國私人收藏,由已故J.C. Wright建立, 自此保存在同一家族。 品相:狀況極佳,只有輕微的舊磨損和燒制缺陷。 重量:瓶202.6 克 尺寸: 高 16.4 厘米 鏤空雕刻如意木底座,底座有些微缺損和修補。 專家: 此類無款柳葉瓶極其少見。此瓶釉料和胎體品質出衆,不能與市場上經常出現的19世紀末大規模生產的觀音瓶相提並論。 拍賣結果比較:一件相近豇豆红柳葉瓶,但有康熙款,售于倫敦蘇富比Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 拍場,2011年5月11日,lot 141, 售價 GBP 32,450.