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A PAIR OF FLAMBÉ-GLAZED SQUARE PEAR-SHAPED VASES, FANGHU Guangxu incised six-character marks and of the period (2) image 1
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A PAIR OF FLAMBÉ-GLAZED SQUARE PEAR-SHAPED VASES, FANGHU
Guangxu incised six-character marks and of the period

2 November 2021, 13:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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A PAIR OF FLAMBÉ-GLAZED SQUARE PEAR-SHAPED VASES, FANGHU

Guangxu incised six-character marks and of the period
The form inspired by the early bronze prototypes, with indented corners, applied with rectangular lug handles, and set on raised feet, the bodies moulded to each side with peach shaped panels, covered in a lustrous red glaze with darker striations and paling to a creamy-blue tone at the edges, handles and interiors. Each 30.5cm (12in) high. (2).

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清光緒 窯變釉貫耳方瓶一對
「大清光緒年製」楷書刻款

See a very similar flambé-glazed square vase, Guangxu incised six-character mark and of the period, from the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Shanghai, 1999, p.207, no.186.

Compare with a single flambé-glazed square vase, Guangxu incised six-character mark and of the period, which was sold at Sotheby's New York, 11 September 2019, lot 936.

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