$2,370
Famille Rose Vase, Chinese export, 19th century, the body finely painted with a magnificent peacock surrounded by a variety of auspicious birds, including, among others, quails, cranes, swallows, magpies, and pheasants, all in pairs, amidst tree and herbaceous peony branches above a lotus pond, the trumpet-shaped neck decorated in a similar fashion, ht. 24 in. Chips to the foot ring and mouth rim; rubbing to the enamel
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-06-26