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Wed 22 May

Pair of baluster vases; China, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period, 1736-1795. Glazed porcelain and gilt bronze mounts. One of the mounts is missing. They have an inscription on the base. Measurements: 64,5 x 25,5 x 25,5 cm (x2). Pair of baluster vases made of porcelain enameled in blue, known as "powder blue". Both pieces have vegetal ornamentation in white on blue and elements in relief such as the dragons that act as handles. The mouths are adorned with gilded bronze mounts in which different fruits such as bunches of grapes are represented. The Qianlong emperor, belonging to the Qing dynasty, ruled China between 1736 and 1795, and is remembered to this day as one of the most cultured emperors and one of the most important in terms of art collecting. His long reign was a particularly interesting time in Chinese history. At the time, the country was the richest and most populous nation in the world. Qianlong was able to preserve and foster his own traditions of Manchu hunter and warrior, and combined them with the adoption of Confucianism's principles of political and cultural leadership, thus achieving an effective and stable government. In fact, it was precisely his ability to adopt Chinese customs, while still honoring his Manchu tradition, that made him one of the most successful emperors of the Qing dynasty. Qianlong studied Chinese painting, and especially enjoyed the art of calligraphy, highly regarded in this culture, conceived in fact as the highest of the arts. One of the saddles is missing.

Estim. 7 000 - 8 000 EUR

Wed 22 May

Pair of vases; China, Qing Dynasty, Yongzhen period, 1723- 1735. Enameled and glazed porcelain "Batavian ware". Pink family. Featuring gilt bronze mounts; France, Napoleon III, third quarter of the nineteenth century. Measurements: 30 x 29,5 x 20 cm (x2). Pair of Chinese porcelain vases adorned with French bronze mounts. The body style with that brown finish is known as "Batavia Brown" is a decorative style of Chinese export porcelain that uses a brown glaze covering the surface, with or without panels, along with underglaze blue or various glazes such as family pink or Imari. The ware seems to have been named after the city of Batavia (present-day Jakarta), which at the time was the trading center of the Dutch East India Company in Southeast Asia. The decoration also seems to have been especially popular with the Dutch, who may have used the word Batavia as a synonym because of the Chinese scrap trade and transshipment to Dutch ships via Batavia. Export items with this decoration were common during the first half of the 18th century and included round dishes, vases, teapots, tea bowls, saucers, lidded pitchers, and other useful items. This style was preceded by a similar style in light celadon green, with or without underglaze blue combinations, which appeared between 1660 and 1680 on both Japanese Arita ware and Chinese porcelain. One of the earliest examples of "Batavian" style iron brown glazes with wucai style glazes within panels is a square bowl of Japanese Arita ware dated 1699. They feature gilt bronze mounts; France, Napoleon III, third quarter of the 19th century.

Estim. 1 200 - 1 500 EUR