A RARE AUBERGINE-GLAZED MEIPING QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND PERIOD

the broad-shouldered baluster body rising from a recessed base to a short narrow waisted neck, covered overall in a rich deep aubergine glaze

This rare vase is in very good overall condition with the exception of some light glaze scratches and a slightly uneven glaze to one side which falls in tear-drops to the lower half.
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Vases covered in this lustrous aubergine glaze are rare; a closely related example was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 1^st December 2009, lot 1902; and another from the Vera Goldschlager collection, was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 30^th April 2001, lot 666. For unmarked vases of this form and glaze, but of larger dimensions, see a pair sold at Christie's New York, 19^th September 2006, lot 358.