$1,304
Ruby Enamel Bottle Vase, China, 19th century, painted with overglaze ruby-color enamel of a five-clawed dragon chasing a flaming pearl among clouds, all between crashing wave pattern above the base and double lines around the mouth-rim, apocryphal Yongzheng four-character mark in underglaze blue on the base, carved wood stand, ht. 7 in. Provenance: Ex Ralph M. Chait; Ex Freemyer Collection since 1920s/1930s. Frits to the foot ring,
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-06-26