The antique Chinese mallet vase, also known as a "bottle vase" or "meiping," has a long and rich history dating back to the Tang dynasty (618-907 AD). The mallet vase was originally used to hold wine, and its shape was based on the mallet used to pound rice into wine. During the Tang dynasty, these vases were made in a variety of materials, including porcelain, bronze, and earthenware.

In the Song dynasty (960-1279 AD), the mallet vase became a popular form for ceramic artists, who decorated them with a wide range of designs, including landscapes, figures, and floral motifs. During the Ming dynasty (1368-1644 AD), the mallet vase reached the peak of its popularity, and it became one of the most highly prized and collectible forms of Chinese ceramics.

Ming dynasty mallet vases were typically made of porcelain and decorated with intricate designs using cobalt blue underglaze more...

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A fine guan-type bottle vase Qianlong six-character seal mark…

Qianlong Guan Bottle Vase with Seal Mark and Box

A fine guan-type bottle vase Qianlong six-character seal mark with box, 30.2 cm high. Provenance: Private collection, Japan, acquired in Tokyo in 2001, inscribed on the inside of the 'tomobako'

A blue-and-white 'dragon' bottle vase, Kangxi period, 24.4 cm…

Kangxi Dragon Bottle Vase

A blue-and-white 'dragon' bottle vase, Kangxi period, 24.4 cm high. Provenance: See an Old Friend Arts and Antiques, Hong Kong, The four-claw dragon is a familiar motif during the Kangxi period. It appears in underglaze-blue and copper-red, coloured…

A famille-rose 'hundred butterflies' bottle vase, mark and…

Guangxu Hundred Butterflies Vase

A famille-rose 'hundred butterflies' bottle vase, mark and period of Guangxu, the compressed globular body rising from a short foot to a tall waisted neck, painted on the exterior with the 'hundred butterflies' design divided by a band of lotus scrolls…

A large celadon-glazed 'phoenix' mallet vase with stand and…

Celadon Phoenix Vase with Stand and Tomobako

A large celadon-glazed 'phoenix' mallet vase with stand and tomobako, 47.5 cm high

Chinese Qing Dynasty sang de boeuf porcelain bottle vase, with…

Qing Dynasty Sang de Boeuf Porcelain Vase

Chinese Qing Dynasty sang de boeuf porcelain bottle vase, with cylindrical neck and baluster body, raised on a circular foot, height 31 cm. Provenance: Dr. Merna Marie Torrington collection

A blue-glaze bottle vase Yongzheng six-character seal mark with…

Blue-glaze Yongzheng vase with box

A blue-glaze bottle vase Yongzheng six-character seal mark with box, 12 cm high. Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection

A moulded and carved double-gourd bottle vase, Jiaqing mark,…

Jiaqing Marked Double-Gourd Vase with Phoenix and Sun Design

A moulded and carved double-gourd bottle vase, Jiaqing mark, Republic period, the lower section with a phoenix standing amongst two peony branches, the upper section with the sun accompanied by scrolling clouds, and a dated inscription, 'first day after…

A Chinese late Qing Dynasty flambe glazed pear shaped bottle…

Qing Dynasty Flambe Glazed Pear Shaped Vase

A Chinese late Qing Dynasty flambe glazed pear shaped bottle vase (Da Qing Qianlong Nian Zhi mark). Covered in an attractive flambe glaze. 6-character Qianlong mark in underglaze blue. Condition: some expected signs of wear and use, with chipping and…

A Chinese famille rose 'Eight Peaches' bottle vase (Da Qing…

Famille Rose Peach Tree Vase, Yongzheng Mark

A Chinese famille rose 'Eight Peaches' bottle vase (Da Qing Yongzheng Nian Zhi mark). Decorated with a peach tree. 6-character Yongzheng mark in underglaze blue. Height 32.5 cm, depth 20 cm

A blue and white bottle vase, 19th/20th century, the globular…

Blue and White Tongzhi Vase with Floral Scroll Design

A blue and white bottle vase, 19th/20th century, the globular body rising from a short foot to a tall waisted neck with everted mouth, moulded around the body with raised bands and painted in cobalt blue with a broad composite flower scroll between…

A Chinese famille rose hundred-butterflies bottle vase, Guangxu…

Famille Rose Butterfly Vase, Guangxu Period

A Chinese famille rose hundred-butterflies bottle vase, Guangxu mark and period. Provenance: Hong Kong Auctioneers and Estate Agency Ltd., Hong Kong, 18 November 1988, lot 197, Iain Clark collection, Sydney, acquired from the above, fine Asian, Australian…

A blue and white bottle vase, probably circa 1640, the globular…

Blue and White Bottle Vase, 17th Century

A blue and white bottle vase, probably circa 1640, the globular body rising from a straight foot to a tall waisted neck, painted on the exterior with two attendants presenting gifts to a dignitary accompanied by four other attendants in a garden setting,…

A Chinese Guan glazed bottle vase. Kuan type bottle vase,…

Chinese Guan Glazed Bottle Vase with Russet Crackle

A Chinese Guan glazed bottle vase. Kuan type bottle vase, bluish green with russet crackle. 5 spur marks. Spink & Piccus labels

An ox-blood-glaze bottle vase, Mid to late Qing dynasty, 29 cm…

Qing Dynasty Ox-Blood Glaze Bottle Vase (1973 Acquisition)

An ox-blood-glaze bottle vase, Mid to late Qing dynasty, 29 cm diam. Provenance: Acquired in London in 1973

A compressed nine peach bottle vase enamelled with nine red and…

Enamelled Peach Bottle Vase with Iron Red Bats

A compressed nine peach bottle vase enamelled with nine red and yellow peaches, a pair of bats painted in iron stone red and a six character iron red Guangxu mark to base, 32 cm high

A Chinese yellow ground famille rose 'Shuangxi' and 'Longevity'…

Yellow ground famille rose vase with 'Shuangxi' and 'Longevity'

A Chinese yellow ground famille rose 'Shuangxi' and 'Longevity' bottle vase (Da Qing Guangxu Nian Zhi mark). The globular body rising from a short lightly spreading foot to a tall waisted neck, enamelled overall in yellow, with iron red 'Shuangxi'…

A Chinese porcelain bottle vase, decorated in famille rose…

Famille Rose Prunus and Pine Vase with Qianlong Mark

A Chinese porcelain bottle vase, decorated in famille rose enamels with prunus and pine trees, the design interrupted at the shoulder by a band of Bao Xiang Hua flowers, scrolls and Shou characters. Qianlong seal mark in blue under the base. Height 40 cm

A blue-glaze bottle vase, Xiangfeng six-character underglazed…

Blue-glaze Xiangfeng vase with underglazed mark, 54cm high

A blue-glaze bottle vase, Xiangfeng six-character underglazed blue mark, 54 cm high

A Longquan bottle vase, Southern Song-Yuan, 13th-14th century,…

Southern Song-Yuan Longquan Bottle Vase with Lug Handles

A Longquan bottle vase, Southern Song-Yuan, 13th-14th century, with two lug handles on the neck and key fret band on the shoulder, the foot rim burned brick red, 17.5 cm high

A Chinese Qing Dynasty blue and white famille verte vase with…

Qing Dynasty Dragon Vase with Qianlong Mark

A Chinese Qing Dynasty blue and white famille verte vase with dragon pattern (Qing Dynasty Qianlong mark), this Blue-and-White Doucai bottle vase that a slender neck with slanting shoulders and round body. There is a Qing Dynasty Qian long period sealed…

A famille verte bottle vase with wooden stand with blue…

Famille Verte Bottle Vase with Wooden Stand

A famille verte bottle vase with wooden stand with blue character marks to base, height 40.5 cm (inc. stand)

A Chinese song Ge style bottle vase

Ge Vase Song

A Chinese song Ge style bottle vase

A Chinese blue and white bottle vase decorated with flower…

Kangxi blue and white vase with flower and lotus

A Chinese blue and white bottle vase decorated with flower sprays and stylized lotus, Kangxi period (1662-1722), 20 cm high. Provenance: Sotheby's Australia, The Estate of the Late John Kenny, 17/18 May 2004, Lot 132, Hancock's, 37 Dury Street, St James,…

A famille rose 'Hundred Bats' bottle vase, probably Republic…

Republic Period Hundred Bats Famille Rose Vase

A famille rose 'Hundred Bats' bottle vase, probably Republic period, of squat globular form rising to a tall cylindrical neck, painted on the exterior with numerous iron-red bats among trailing cloud scrolls, all between a band of lappets around the base…

A crackled celadon glaze bottle vase 17 cm high

Crackled Celadon Bottle Vase - 17 cm

A crackled celadon glaze bottle vase 17 cm high

A Chinese famille rose dragon and phoenix bottle vase of…

Famille Rose Dragon and Phoenix Vase

A Chinese famille rose dragon and phoenix bottle vase of globular form surmounted by a tall cylindrical neck, decorated with a dragon pursuing a flaming pearl. The neck and body decorated with scrolling foliate on a yellow ground. With six character mark…

A celadon glaze bottle vase with box, 13.3 cm high. Provenance:…

Celadon Bottle Vase with Box from Japanese Collection

A celadon glaze bottle vase with box, 13.3 cm high. Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection

A Chinese blue ground gilt decorated 'Butterfly' bottle vase…

Gilt Butterfly Vase with Bronze Base

A Chinese blue ground gilt decorated 'Butterfly' bottle vase with bronze base (Da Qing Guangxu Nian Zhi mark). Exhibition number to the foot and on the bronze base.

A Chinese Northern-Song style bottle vase, height 22 cm,…

Chinese Song-style Bottle Vase

A Chinese Northern-Song style bottle vase, height 22 cm, diameter 11 cm

Chinese late Qing Dynasty bottle vase, with cylindrical neck…

Late Qing Dynasty Tea Glaze Bottle Vase

Chinese late Qing Dynasty bottle vase, with cylindrical neck and baluster body, in a tea glaze, raised on spreading circular foot, with incised six character mark to base, height 33 cm

A Chinese crackle glazed bottle vase

Crackle Glazed Chinese Bottle Vase

A Chinese crackle glazed bottle vase

A large Qing Dynasty red Lang Yao plum glazed bottle vase, some…

Qing Dynasty Red Plum Glazed Vase - 50cm Height

A large Qing Dynasty red Lang Yao plum glazed bottle vase, some small frits to the glaze at the foot, 50 cm height

Chinese porcelain bottle vase, Qing dynasty 19th century,…

Qing Dynasty Porcelain Vase with Gilt Bronze Stand

Chinese porcelain bottle vase, Qing dynasty 19th century, overglaze enamels in aubergine and yellow with all the green hues and outlined in black, six character iron red mark to base, on gilt bronze stand. Height 42 cm. Provenance: Sydney private…

A blue and white bottle vase Qing dynasty, 18th century, the…

Blue and White Qing Dynasty Bottle Vase

A blue and white bottle vase Qing dynasty, 18th century, the ovoid body rising to a slender cylindrical neck, decorated overall with horizontal bands of shou characters between a band of lotus petals at the base and ruyi head and scroll borders around the…

A Chinese polychrome bottle vase, Qing Dynasty, 19th century,…

Polychrome Qing Dynasty Vase with Immortals and Dragon

A Chinese polychrome bottle vase, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, the outer body pierced and decorated with eighteen immortals in relief against a stylised cloud background, around a hollow cylindrical core, a large dragon on the neck, impressed Qianlong mark…

Large bottle vase bulbous spherical body in plain fine tea dust…

Guanxu tea dust glazed vase on stand

Large bottle vase bulbous spherical body in plain fine tea dust glaze, six incised character mark to base (Guanxu) on wooden stand, 35 cm height (stand damaged) Provenance: Sale, Christie's south Kensington (label to base)

A Chinese porcelain blue and white bottle vase, decorated with…

Blue and White Chinese Porcelain Vase with Lotus Boys

A Chinese porcelain blue and white bottle vase, decorated with four reserves painted with boys holding lotus leaves and flowers on a tendril and flowerhead field, on a tall flared foot, height 45 cm

An old Chinese teal green glazed bottle vase, semi crackle…

Chinese Teal Green Glazed Vase with Gold Rim

An old Chinese teal green glazed bottle vase, semi crackle glaze finish, fine gold painted band to the top rim. Underglaze blue character marks to the base, height 27 cm.

A massive Chinese porcelain bottle vase, with overall fretwork…

Multicoloured Dragon Porcelain Vase

A massive Chinese porcelain bottle vase, with overall fretwork pattern on yellow ground having square reserves to the neck and oval reserves to the body all decorated with multicoloured dragons chasing flaming pearls, height 57 cm

A famille rose 'Dragon and phoenix' bottle vase, probably…

Republic Period Famille Rose Dragon Phoenix Vase

A famille rose 'Dragon and phoenix' bottle vase, probably Republic period, of squat globular form surmountd by a tall cylindrical neck, decorated with a dragon pursuing a flaming pearl and a phoenix in flight among trailing cloud scrolls, above a band of…

A Chinese rich copper red glazed bottle vase height 27.2 cm

Chinese Copper Red Glazed Bottle Vase - 27.2cm

A Chinese rich copper red glazed bottle vase height 27.2 cm

A Chinese Qing Dynasty Famillle rose 'Bats' bottle vase (Da…

Qing Dynasty Famille Rose Bat Vase, Imperfect

A Chinese Qing Dynasty Famillle rose 'Bats' bottle vase (Da Qing Xuantong Nian Zhi mark), condition: drilled on base and one hairline on rim

A Ruskin pottery high fired Sang de Boeuf flambe glazed bottle…

Ruskin Pottery Sang de Boeuf Flambe Vase, 1924

A Ruskin pottery high fired Sang de Boeuf flambe glazed bottle vase, dated 1924, 27 cm high

A Chinese sang De boeuf bottle vase, probably 19th century 42…

Chinese 19th Century Sang De Boeuf Bottle Vase

A Chinese sang De boeuf bottle vase, probably 19th century 42 cm high, 17 cm wide

A 'Longquan' celadon bottle vase Ming dynasty, the pear-shaped…

Ming Dynasty Celadon Bottle Vase with Animal Masks

A 'Longquan' celadon bottle vase Ming dynasty, the pear-shaped body set on a straight foot and tapering to a tall slender neck above an incised border, set with double animal masks below the lipped mouth, covered with a crackled pale sea-green glaze, the…

A Chinese crackle glazed bottle vase, Yuhuchunping. Label of…

Chinese Crackle Glazed Yuhuchunping Bottle Vase

A Chinese crackle glazed bottle vase, Yuhuchunping. Label of Yamanaka & Co. Swedish collection label.

A Chinese crackle glazed bottle vase. Lava glaze with rust red…

Chinese Crackle Glazed Bottle Vase with Lava Glaze

A Chinese crackle glazed bottle vase. Lava glaze with rust red and black crackles. Label of Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Clark collection. Label of Mayuyama & Co.

A black-glazed gourd-shaped bottle vase Ming dynasty 15.4 cm…

Ming Dynasty Black Glazed Gourd-Shaped Vase

A black-glazed gourd-shaped bottle vase Ming dynasty 15.4 cm high. Provenance: R&V Tregaskis Oriental Art, Sydney

A Chinese flambe bottle vase, Qianlong six-character impressed…

Chinese Flambe Bottle Vase with Qianlong Seal Mark

A Chinese flambe bottle vase, Qianlong six-character impressed seal mark, 14 cm high

A coral ground porcelain vase with gilt decoration, Qing…

Daoguang Qing Dynasty Coral Porcelain Vase with Gilt Decoration

A coral ground porcelain vase with gilt decoration, Qing Dynasty, bearing Daoguang mark 1821-1850, the bottle vase decorated in the round with eight immortals over waves, sprigged with bats to the neck, iron red seal mark underside, height 27 cm

A Chinese blue and white bottle vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722),…

Kangxi Blue and White Vase with Floral Lappets

A Chinese blue and white bottle vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722), the neck painted with flower sprays, reversed decorated floral lappets around the body. 23.8 cm high. Provenance: An old Armadale Private Collection

A Chinese crackle glazed bottle vase. Label of Spink & Son.

Chinese Crackle Glazed Bottle Vase from Spink & Son

A Chinese crackle glazed bottle vase. Label of Spink & Son.

A Chinese pink globular bottle vase, Qianlong six-character…

Chinese Pink Bottle Vase with Qianlong Mark (or Pink Qianlong Vase)

A Chinese pink globular bottle vase, Qianlong six-character underglaze blue seal mark to the base, Late Qing dynasty or Republic period 31.7 cm high. Provenance: Private collection NSW

A Chinese blue-and-white bottle vase, Kangxi period well…

Kangxi Blue-and-White Vase with Floral and Butterfly Motifs

A Chinese blue-and-white bottle vase, Kangxi period well decorated around the body with flower sprays of the four seasons in the upper portion, and repeated scrolling foliage and butterflies in the lower portion, separated by a band of decorative pattern,…

A rich copper red glazed bottle vase, Qing Dynasty, of…

Copper Red Glazed Qing Dynasty Bottle Vase

A rich copper red glazed bottle vase, Qing Dynasty, of compressed pear shape rising from a tall foot, an even shade of red then a cream colour toward the mouth rim, the glaze ending unevenly around the rough foot, height 28 cm

A Chinese pale green glazed bottle vase, Qing dynasty, early…

Green Glazed Chinese Vase with Bat and Wave Design

A Chinese pale green glazed bottle vase, Qing dynasty, early 19th century, with carved and moulded design of bats above breaking waves, 15 cm high, fitted wood stand. Provenance: S. Marchant & Son, London, 22/2/1963, . Marchant & Son

A famille rose bottle vase bearing Qianlong mark to base,…

Qianlong Marked Famille Rose Bottle Vase, 29.2cm Height

A famille rose bottle vase bearing Qianlong mark to base, height 29.2 cm

A Chinese cobalt blue glazed bottle vase height 35.2 cm

Chinese Cobalt Blue Glazed Bottle Vase (35.2 cm)

A Chinese cobalt blue glazed bottle vase height 35.2 cm

A large Chinese famille-rose nine-peach bottle vase, Yongzheng…

Chinese Yongzheng marked famille-rose nine-peach bottle vase

A large Chinese famille-rose nine-peach bottle vase, Yongzheng mark. Decorated with the auspicious design of nine large leafy peaches growing from the gnarled branches of a flowering peach tree, and bats, the base with an underglaze blue six-character…

A Chinese white glazed bottle vase with Anhua decoration, Qing…

Chinese Anhua Decorated White Glazed Vase, Qing Dynasty

A Chinese white glazed bottle vase with Anhua decoration, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 38 cm high. Provenance: Mossgreen, 1/6/2014, the contents of musk farm, ( Stuart Rattle) lot 339.

A Chinese famille-rose garlic mouth bottle vase, Qianlong…

Qianlong Famille-Rose Garlic Mouth Vase with Garden Scene

A Chinese famille-rose garlic mouth bottle vase, Qianlong period, late 18th century, featuring an official sitting in the garden with attendants, 24 cm high

A famille rose porcelain bottle vase with red seal mark to base,…

Famille Rose Porcelain Bottle Vase with Red Seal Mark

A famille rose porcelain bottle vase with red seal mark to base, height 33.2 cm

Two 'famille-verte' decorated wares, comprising a bottle vase…

Famille-Verte Bottle Vase and Dish with Mythical Animals

Two 'famille-verte' decorated wares, comprising a bottle vase with domed body surmounted by a tall slender neck, painted on the exterior with butterflies and berried branches, and a shallow dish, the interior with a mythical animal medallion within a…

A Chinese green glaze bottle vase, 19th century the globular…

Chinese Green Glaze Bottle Vase, 19th Century

A Chinese green glaze bottle vase, 19th century the globular body raising to a long neck supported by short foot rim, covered with a thin green glaze over a creamy crackle glaze, stand, 27.4 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection NSW

A pair of 19th century famille rose bottle vase form lamp bases,…

Famille Rose Bottle Vase Lamp Bases

A pair of 19th century famille rose bottle vase form lamp bases, traditional decoration to the large circular panels, bats and precious objects to the sides, four gilt salamanders raised in relief to the shoulders, drilled bases, pierced and turned wood…

A rare Chinese yellow glazed bottle vase, incised with a scaly…

Chinese Yellow Glazed Dragon Vase with Reign Marks

A rare Chinese yellow glazed bottle vase, incised with a scaly dragon amongst flaming pearls, incised double ring to the neck, standing on very slight out swept foot rim, six reign character marks in under glazed blue in a double ring, 14 cm high. Ex Rex…

A Longguan style celadon 'Kinuta' mallet vase with fitted…

Longguan Celadon Phoenix Mallet Vase with Box

A Longguan style celadon 'Kinuta' mallet vase with fitted Japanese box with slight ly tapering cylindrical body rising from recessed base to an angled shoulder, with a pair of phoenix handles below, widely flared mouth

A Chinese famille rose bottle vase, Qing Dynasty, 18th century…

18th Century Chinese Famille Rose Bottle Vase with Children

A Chinese famille rose bottle vase, Qing Dynasty, 18th century decorated with children at a table, other figure at various pursuits and with a gilt band around the knopped neck, 24 cm high

Ming style blue & white bottle vase decorated with alternate…

Ming Blue & White Scholar Vase with Mark, 46cm

Ming style blue & white bottle vase decorated with alternate panels of scholars and foliage with smaller panels of urns and tables above on a diaper ground, bears 6 character mark, 46 cm high

Chinese Qing style blue & white bottle vase decorated with…

Qing Peacock Landscape Bottle Vase

Chinese Qing style blue & white bottle vase decorated with peacocks in rural landscape, Qing mark to base, 30 cm height

A large Chinese porcelain bottle vase of Qianlong style,…

Polychrome Chinese Dragon Vase with Relief Decoration

A large Chinese porcelain bottle vase of Qianlong style, pierced and modelled in relief with mortals and a five clawed dragon, typical polychrome painted decoration in colours of green, pale yellow, blue, orange and aubergine. Impressed character mark on…

Chinese late Qing turquoise ground bottle vase, decorated in…

Late Qing Turquoise Ground Bottle Vase with Lotus Decoration

Chinese late Qing turquoise ground bottle vase, decorated in grisaille with lotus and Buddhist emblems, apocryphal Kangxi mark, Guangxu period. Webber collection label, height 35 cm

A Chinese blue and white porcelain transitional period bottle…

18th Century Qing Dynasty Blue & White Porcelain Vase

A Chinese blue and white porcelain transitional period bottle vase, Qing Dynasty, 18th century, 24 cm high

A Chinese sang-de-boeuf globular bottle vase, Late Qing dynasty…

Chinese Sang-de-Boeuf Bottle Vase, Qing/Republic Period

A Chinese sang-de-boeuf globular bottle vase, Late Qing dynasty or Republic period, 39.8 cm high. Provenance: Private collection NSW

A Chinese sang-de-boeuf bottle vase, the bottle shaped body…

Sang-de-Boeuf Bottle Vase with Red Glaze - Chinese

A Chinese sang-de-boeuf bottle vase, the bottle shaped body covered in a thick deep red tone glaze thinning to a greyish tone to the rim. 19th/20th century. Some chipping at the foot due to kiln attachment. Height 35 cm.

Large Chinese bottle vase plain form with rich sang de boeuf…

Rich Sang de Boeuf Glazed Chinese Bottle Vase

Large Chinese bottle vase plain form with rich sang de boeuf glaze, 37.5 cm high

Chinese porcelain bottle vase, with a tapering neck, above a…

Chinese Lotus Carved Porcelain Vase

Chinese porcelain bottle vase, with a tapering neck, above a baluster body, decorated with carved decoration of lotus scroll, with palmette surrounds, the whole raised on a circular foot, h26 cm

A yellow glazed bottle vase with incised decoration, Qianlong…

Qianlong Dragon Vase with Yellow Glaze and Incisions

A yellow glazed bottle vase with incised decoration, Qianlong seal mark, of globular form with a flared rim to the elongated neck, two five clawed dragons floating amid the clouds above a ruyi lappet band, height 35 cm

A cobalt blue glazed globular bottle vase, Qing Dynasty, 19th…

Qing Dynasty Cobalt Blue Glazed Bottle Vase

A cobalt blue glazed globular bottle vase, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, the surface covered with a deep blue glaze and ending evenly around the foot, a cream crackle glazed base, height 36 cm

A large Chinese porcelain jun glazed bottle vase, the ovoid…

Chinese Sang-de-Boeuf Glazed Bottle Vase

A large Chinese porcelain jun glazed bottle vase, the ovoid body with a tall tapering cylindrical neck, decorated with ribbons of blue suffused in a sang-de-boeuf glaze. Height 41 cm

A Chinese copper-red bottle vase, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th…

Qing Dynasty Copper-Red Bottle Vase

A Chinese copper-red bottle vase, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century, covered with a good even langyao red glaze, paling at the rim, fitted hardwood stand. 37 cm high. Provenance: An old Melbourne Private Collection

Chinese Cizhou porcelain bottle vase, with a spreading lip and…

Chinese Cizhou Porcelain Bottle Vase with Painted Frieze

Chinese Cizhou porcelain bottle vase, with a spreading lip and baluster body, with painted scroll frieze and border of characters, raised on a circular foot, height 29 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Hong Kong

A blue and white bottle vase facsimile Qianlong type decoration…

Blue and white Qianlong-style vase with nature scene

A blue and white bottle vase facsimile Qianlong type decoration with stiff leaf, arabesque and pendant fleur-de-lis borders to the neck and collar, a continuous rock, bamboo and banana tree scene to the body above lappet borders, apocryphal Qianlong seal…

A Chinese porcelain bottle vase with an even red glaze, Qing…

Red Glazed Chinese Porcelain Vase, Qing Dynasty

A Chinese porcelain bottle vase with an even red glaze, Qing Dynasty, height 34 cm

Early Chinese bottle vase, with cylindrical neck above a…

Cream-glazed Chinese bottle vase, J.L. Smith collection

Early Chinese bottle vase, with cylindrical neck above a tapering ovoid body, in a cream glaze with exposed lower foot, height 24 cm. Provenance: J L Smith collection, Far south coast NSW

Lin family collection. A Chinese Qing Dynasty Cooper-red glazed…

Qing Dynasty Cooper-red Glazed Long-necked Vase with Figure Pattern

Lin family collection. A Chinese Qing Dynasty Cooper-red glazed Long-necked bottle vase with figure sword and horse pattern (Daoguang mark). Height 21 cm, diameter 11 cm. The vase has a long neck and a full belly, the body painted in alum red with ancient…

Pair Cantonese export bottle vase & covers famille rose painted,…

Famille Rose Cantonese Vase with Court Scenes

Pair Cantonese export bottle vase & covers famille rose painted, court scenes within scattered floral & emblem ground, 39 cm height (faults)

A flambe-glazed bottle vase, 19th/20th century covered with a…

Flambe-glazed bottle vase

A flambe-glazed bottle vase, 19th/20th century covered with a lavender blue streaked crimson glaze thinning towards the narrow mouth 38.5 cm

A Chinese iron red dragon bottle vase a five clawed dragon with…

Iron Red Dragon Bottle Vase with Qianlong Seal

A Chinese iron red dragon bottle vase a five clawed dragon with bulbous eyes, later Qianlong seal to base, 40 cm high

A peach bloom bottle vase, 19th century 23 cm high

19th Century Peach Bloom Bottle Vase (9 words)

A peach bloom bottle vase, 19th century 23 cm high

Carved celadon glazed bottle vase the body and neck of the vase…

Dragon Carved Celadon Glazed Bottle Vase

Carved celadon glazed bottle vase the body and neck of the vase beautifully carved with two dragons disporting among bats and clouds under a smooth celadon ground of blue tone stopping neatly above the foot, Qianlong incised six character seal marks.…

A Chinese porcelain bottle vase covered in an ox blood glaze,…

Oxblood Glazed Chinese Porcelain Bottle Vase

A Chinese porcelain bottle vase covered in an ox blood glaze, the underside with white crackle glaze. Height 18 cm

A Chinese blue and white bottle vase, bearing Chengua mark, the…

Chenghua Mark Blue and White Dragon Vase

A Chinese blue and white bottle vase, bearing Chengua mark, the vase of bottle form with a globular body and long slender neck, decorated to the body with a dragon chasing a pearl and flame clouds to the collar and neck, with apocryphal Ming (Chengua)…

A Chinese underglazed red painted bottle vase, painted with…

Chinese red animal bottle vase

A Chinese underglazed red painted bottle vase, painted with three animals, 22 cm high

Three Chinese miniature vases, 18th century, 19th century, and…

Chinese Miniature Vases from Gray Collection

Three Chinese miniature vases, 18th century, 19th century, and 20th century, including a small mirror black double gourd vase, a small peach bloom jarlet, and a sang de boeuf bottle vase, apocryphal Kangxi mark to the base. Height 10 cm max. Provenance:…

Large Cantonese export bottle vase with cover traditionally…

Famille Rose Cantonese Export Vase with Cover (Chipped)

Large Cantonese export bottle vase with cover traditionally painted in famille rose, 42 cm height (chipping to cover rim)