A PUCE-ENAMELED BALUSTER VASE, QING DYNASTY China, 1644-1912. Delicately potted, rising from a spreading foot to a waisted neck with an elegantly everted rim, the exterior is evenly covered in a fine puce enameling which has developed an unusually even, microscopic crackling over time. The enameling stops evenly, short of the white-glazed interior.

Provenance: From an old private collection in Ukraine, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Condition: Excellent condition with only minor surface wear and firing irregularities.

Weight: 232.7 g
Dimensions: Height 20 cm

The recessed base with an underglaze-blue six-character mark da Qing Yongzheng nianzhi within a double circle.

Expert's note: According to the present owner, the vase was inspected by a curator of the British Museum, who was unable to eliminate the possibility that the vase dates from the 18^th century. The curator noted the extremely fine, even enameling as well as the microscopic crackling which is found throughout, both of which are distinct signs of age.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie's New York, 22 September 2016, lot 1959
Price: USD 7,500 or approx. EUR 8,400 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A small puce-glazed baluster vase, 18th-19th century
Expert remark: Compare the related form and puce enameling. Note that this vase is unmarked.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25 May 2022, lot 505
Price: HKD 113,400 or approx. EUR 13,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A ruby-red enameled ovoid vase, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng period
Expert remark: Compare the closely related puce enameling. Note that this vase is unmarked.


清代胭脂紅釉瓶
中國，1644-1912年。瓶子線條優美，瓶口外撇，直頸，豐肩，收腹，形體修長。外壁通體施胭脂紅色釉，細微開片。瓶内施白釉。

來源：烏克蘭私人老收藏，在同一家族保存至今。
品相：品相極好，表面輕微磨損和燒製瑕疵。

重量：232.7 克
尺寸：高20 厘米

圈足内雙圈青花六字款“大清雍正年製“。

專家注釋：據現藏家介紹，該花瓶曾由大英博物館館長鑒定，無法排除該花瓶年代為十八世紀的可能性。策展人注意到此瓶釉面極其精細，細微開片分佈均匀的琺瑯以及貫穿始終的微觀裂紋，這兩點對於斷代都十分重要。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得, 2016年9月22日, lot 1959
價格：USD 7,500（相當於今日EUR 8,400）
描述：十八至十九世紀小型胭脂紅釉瓶
專家評論：比較相近的外型和胭脂紅釉色。請注意此瓶沒有款式。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：香港蘇富比, 2022年5月25日, lot 505
價格：HKD 113,400 （相當於今日EUR 13,500）
描述：清雍正胭脂紅釉瓶
專家評論：比較非常相近的胭脂紅釉色。請注意此瓶沒有款式。