A FLAMBE-GLAZED MEIPING, QING DYNASTYChina, 18th century. The tapering sides rising to rounded shoulders, surmounted by a short waisted neck. The exterior covered with a rich and finely crackled glaze of crushed-raspberry and lavender-blue tones extending to the interior of the mouth, the base unglazed and revealing the buff body.Provenance: From an old British private collection. A collector's label, dating the piece to the Kangxi period, and a second label, 'Member of the British Antique Dealers' Association', to base.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, expected firing flaws, the chips to the foot rim resulting from production, few light glaze scratches, the neck polished.Weight: 3,737 gDimensions: Height 34.2 cmAuction result comparison: Compare with a related but considerably smaller meiping (20.4 cm high) at Christie's London, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 8 November 2011, lot 355, sold for GBP 9,375, and a closely related meiping at Sotheby's London, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 5 November 2014, lot 158, sold for GBP 16,250.清代窯變釉梅瓶 中國,十八世紀。瓶小口、短頸、豐肩、瘦脛、圈足。外壁通體施凝厚的火焰紅釉與紫藍色,延伸至口內,底足未上釉並露胎。 來源:英國私人老收藏,底足可見藏家收藏標簽,一個上面寫著康熙年代,另一個寫著 'Member of the British Antique Dealers' Association'(英國古董協會成員)。 品相:狀況極佳,有輕微磨損,預期的燒制缺陷,製作時產生的足部開片,很少的釉面刮擦和頸部摩擦。 重量:3,737 克 尺寸:高34.2 厘米 拍賣結果比較:一件相近但更小的梅瓶(高20.4厘米)見倫敦佳士得 Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art拍場,2011年11月 8日lot 355, 售價GBP 9,375;另一件相近的梅瓶見倫敦蘇富比Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art拍場,2014年11月 5日lot 158, 售價GBP 16,250.