CHINE, Marque et epoque Yongzheng, XVIIIe siècle

Important double gourd vase Of "huluping" form, the lower body of globular shape and the upper body piriform, including a long thin neck. A Yongzheng mark in a double blue band under the base. Height : 32,8 cm Diameter : 22 cm Restoration at the base, defects in the glaze. The glaze includes a fine network of cracks. Provenance: Private collection from the South of France. Acquired in New York in the late 1990's. (Presumably) Comparative: For a similar vase, see Sotheby's sale of September 13, 2017, in New York, lot 10. CHINA, 18th century Yongzheng seal mark and period Fine and rare celadon-glaze double-gourd porcelain vase, Huluping elegantly potted with a globular lower bulb supporting a slightly smaller upper bulb with a narrow mouth, covered overall in a lustrous glaze thinning at the rim to reveal the white body, the recessed base encircled by an unglazed footring, the base with a six-character archaistic seal mark in underglaze blue Height : 32,8 cm Diameter : 22 cm The base with a hairline and old restoration. Firing defect to the base. Fine glaze cracks overall the body. Provenance: Private collection, South of France. Acquired in New York in the late 90's (By repute) Compare with a similar vase sold by Sotheby's New York, September 13th 2017, lot 10. ★ A deposit will be requested to bid by phone and online for this lot. A deposit will be requested to bid by phone and online for this lots.