AN EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE PALACE VASES, 19TH CENTURY China. Of baluster form, rising from a splayed foot to a bamboo growth neck with wavy rim, the necks decorated with handles in the form of Buddhist lions and their cubs playing with a brocade ball, the neck with four sinuous chilong. Finely painted in the famille rose palette and gilt, with court scenes in oval reserves, below a scroll-shaped frame depicting a monumental figural scene, the neck with two jar shaped reserves showing court scenes. The everted rim with a band consisting of six panels each with floral decorations, separated by a blue border.

Provenance: From an old Austrian private collection.
Condition: Remarkably well preserved, especially when considering the age and fragility of these vases. Old wear, some firing flaws and flaking to enamels. Minor chips and losses, some hairlines, all hardly visible. A minute firing crack to the shoulder of one, the other with a minuscule repair. Please request our detailed video shot under strong blue light for full information about the condition of this lot.

Weight: 23.8 kg and 23.1 kg
Dimensions: Height 86.4 cm (each)

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby's New York, 19 September 2015, lot 1028
Price: USD 26,250 or approx. EUR 33,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A pair of large famille-verte baluster vases, Qing dynasty, 19th century

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie's New York, 28 January 2013, lot 425
Price: USD 25,000 or approx. EUR 31,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A very large pair of Chinese export 'Canton famille rose' vases, second quarter 19th century
Expert remark: Note the similar size (90 cm)



十九世紀一對大型開光人物場景粉彩瓶
中國。瓶為花邊口，折沿，束頸，頸上兩耳，溜肩，肩上貼塑四隻上爬蜥蜴，弧腹，略收足，底足外撇。頸部和瓶身開光，紋飾以貴族觀戲圖為主題，旁以無數花葉紋及連方格為輔。花紋繁縟，顏色繽紛。

來源：奧地利私人舊藏。
品相：保存得極好。有磨損和一些燒製缺陷和琺瑯剝落，輕微的磕損和一些冲線。一個人物的肩膀有輕微裂縫。請聯繫我們索取在藍光下拍攝的詳細視頻，以獲取有關該拍品狀況的完整信息。

重量：分別重23.8 公斤與23.1 公斤
尺寸：各高86.4 厘米

拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約蘇富比，2015年9月19日，lot 1028
價格：USD 26,250（相當於今日EUR 33,000）
描述：清十九世紀一對五彩百花地開光「三國演義」圖獅耳瓶

拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2013年1月28日，lot 425
價格：USD 25,000（相當於今日EUR 31,500）
描述：十九世紀第二季一對大型開光出口廣東粉彩瓶
專家評論：請注意尺寸相似 (90 厘米)。