Lot #12 - An unusual famille-rose 'eight horses' vase, Qing dynasty, 19th Century
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Auction House:Sotheby's Australia
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Sale Name:Treasures: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design
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Sale Date:24 Oct 2018 ~ 6pm (AEST)
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Lot #:12
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Lot Description:An unusual famille-rose 'eight horses' vase, Qing dynasty, 19th Century
of archaistic hu form, set on the sloping shoulders with a pair of iron-red square-section handles with key-fret in relief, the sides painted with the eight horses brightly enamelled in pink, yellow, purple, white and brown, prancing and grazing in a continous grassy meadow with clusters of flowering plants, rockwork and cliffs rising to scrolling clouds to one side and an overhanging willow and another tree below the ruyi-head and key-fret borders around the mouth, and a band of lappets at the base, wood stand
42 cm high -
Estimate:A$6,000 - 8,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Oriental
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