Lot 426 , A Chinese rectangular baluster vase, Fanghu, Guangxu six character mark and probably of the period, 33cm, wood stand

A Chinese rectangular baluster vase, Fanghu, Guangxu six character mark and probably of the period, painted to each side in enamel colours with four archaic bronze vessels on a cobalt blue ground with gilt inscriptions, 33cm, wood stand
Estimate £800-1,200

From the collection of the late Lieutenant General Sir Lewis Macclesfield Heath (d.1954). Thence by family descent.

Some wer to the gilding around the top rim, some occasional imperfections to the glaze particularly around the foot, some minor scuffs and scratches to the glaze all over consistent with age, there is some quite heavy scratching to the glaze on the base on one side, the varnish to the hardwood stand has dried up and discoloured in places.


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Sold for £1,300