Lot 1516 , A Chinese famille rose ‘longevity’ two handled bottle vase, Republic period

A Chinese famille rose ‘longevity’ two handled bottle vase, Republic period, finely painted with two deer biting lingzhi fungus, three cranes, rockwork, prunus and a pine tree, symbolic of longevity, Shende tang zhi mark to base, height 29.5cm
£600-800

Condition:
Crack downward from neckrim, approx. 10cm, visible both inside and out; further horizontal crack (but equally likely a scratch, at circumference, approx. 15mm, image 10; minor wear to gilding around neckrim. Footrim 10cm.

Sold for £28,000