A VERY FINE FAMILLE ROSE ‘BIRDS AND FLOWERS’ PEAR-SHAPED VASE, YUHUCHUNPING, REPUBLIC PERIODChina, 1912-1949. Vividly decorated in bright enamels with swallows perched on entwined gnarled branches bearing leaves, buds, and blossoming peonies above leafy sprays of aster, one swallow in flight. Note the remarkable attention to detail overall, and the unusually high quality of the enameling.Provenance: Dutch trade.Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and firing irregularities.Weight: 2,200 gDimensions: Height 35.5 cmAuction resultparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie’s London, 13 November 2015, lot 1310Price: GBP 20,000 or approx.EUR 28,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A finely enameled famille rose ‘peony and butterfly’ vase, Republic periodExpert remark: Note the smaller size (27.6 cm) and apocryphal Qianlong reign markAuction resultparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie’s New York, 15 September 2011, lot 1641Price: USD 23,750 or approx.EUR 28,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A famille rose bottle vase, 20th centuryExpert remark: Note the smaller size (22.3 cm) and Jurentang zhi hall markAuction resultparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie’s London, 11 November 2016, lot 746Price: GBP 12,500 or approx.EUR 18,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A large famille rose ‘peony’ vase, 20th centuryExpert remark: Note the slightly larger size (39.5 cm) and apocryphal Qianlong reign mark民國粉彩花開富貴玉壺春瓶中國，1912-1949年。撇口，束頸，圓腹，圈足，釉質細膩白皙。明亮的琺瑯生動地描繪盛開的牡丹，一隻燕子棲息在樹枝上，空中飛著一隻燕子。