Lot 146 , A Chinese famille rose cockerel or rooster trumpet shaped vase, Qianlong period, height 22.5cm
A Chinese famille rose 'cockerel or rooster' trumpet shaped vase, Qianlong period, painted with cockerels amid peonies and rockwork, diaper and flower pattern borders, height 22.5cm
Estimate £250-350
Provenance: UK private collection; purchased from specialist dealers and auctions in the 1950s and 1960s.
There is a minute glaze flake to the rim of the vase, some slight scratching / minor wear to the enamels and there is a horizontal crack to the glaze just below the rim on the inside of the vase, not visible on the exterior, otherwise in good condition with no restoration or chips.
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Sold for £400