A FLAMBE-GLAZED PEAR-SHAPED VASE, FANGHU INCISED QIANLONG MARK AND PERIOD

the wide body tapering towards the quatrefoil mouth rim, moulded on each side with a raised peach-shaped panel, the neck applied with two rectangular lug handles, covered overall with an unctuous glaze of dark red streaked shades of lavender, the base with a pale brown wash covering the incised seal mark 



 

The flambe glaze with numerous small glaze pulls and glaze wear to the surface; several small burst air bubbles. The glaze runs thin it reveals a network of crackles, particuarly to the rim, handles and corners. One old circular chip to the unglazed footrim, measuring approximately 6mm across. Several small, minor firing imperfections visible to the base.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

A closely related vase, sold in our New York rooms, 30^th May 1990, lot 153, now in the Huaihaitang collection, was included in the exhibition Ethereal Elegance, Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2007, cat. no. 78; one, illustrated in The Tsui Museum of Art. Chinese Ceramics IV, Hong Kong, 1995, pl. 47, was sold at Christie's London, 18^th June 2002, lot 220; another in the Capital Museum, Beijing, is published in Xiong Liao, Beauty of Ceramics. Gems of the Official Kilns, Taipei, 1993, pl. 146; and a fourth example is included in J.J. Marquet de Vessalot and M.J. Ballott, The Louvre Museum. Chinese Ceramics, Paris, 1922, pl. 35 (top). See also a vase sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 11^th April 2008, lot 2973; another sold in our New York rooms, 21^st/22^nd September 2005, lot 131; and a vase sold at Christie's New York, 17^th September 2008, lot 521.