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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Chinese famille rose bottle vase, circa 1900. Height 34 cm

1900 Chinese Famille Rose Bottle Vase (34 cm)

Chinese famille rose bottle vase, circa 1900. Height 34 cm

Two glazed vases, a red underglazed youlihong pot vase with…

Glazed Vases with Dragon and Phoenix Motifs

Two glazed vases, a red underglazed youlihong pot vase with applied chilongs to the shoulder, and depicting a dragon between borders, and a yellow ground glazed bottle, vase with applied handles and decorated with phoenix and vegetal forms in green and…

Chinese blue and white bottle vase in the kangxi style, seal…

Chinese Kangxi-style Blue and White Vase, Seal Mark, 37cm

Chinese blue and white bottle vase in the kangxi style, seal mark to base, 37 cm high

Large Chinese purple glazed bottle vase 38 cm high.

Chinese Purple Glazed Vase - 38cm

Large Chinese purple glazed bottle vase 38 cm high.

Vintage Chinese sang de boeuf bottle vase height5 20 cm

Vintage Chinese Sang de Boeuf Bottle Vase

Vintage Chinese sang de boeuf bottle vase height5 20 cm

Early Chinese/ Anamese bottle vase, with cylindrical neck and…

Olive Celadon Bottle Vase with Cylindrical Neck

Early Chinese/ Anamese bottle vase, with cylindrical neck and ovoid body, in a olive celadon glaze, a/f, height 18 cm

A Chinese Jun ware-style bottle vase, of ovoid form with a long…

Chinese Jun Ware-Style Bottle Vase

A Chinese Jun ware-style bottle vase, of ovoid form with a long slender neck, and glazed in the typical Jun ware, manner of red suffused with white, and raised on a small circular foot. Height 32.5 cm.

A Chinese celadon bottle vase with a hardwood stand, a pierced…

Celadon Vase with Floral Designs and Stand

A Chinese celadon bottle vase with a hardwood stand, a pierced celadon bottle vase with a pleasing satin glaze, having a slender neck terminating in a bulbous top, with a frieze of incised floral designs; underglaze seal mark underside and upon a low…

Chinese porcelain bottle vase, 14.5 cm high

Small Chinese Porcelain Bottle Vase

Chinese porcelain bottle vase, 14.5 cm high

Chinese blue and white porcelain bottle vase with dragon motif,…

Dragon Motif Blue and White Porcelain Vase

Chinese blue and white porcelain bottle vase with dragon motif, 29.5 cm high, seal mark to base

Chinese iron red decorated bottle vase with repeating dragon…

Dragon Scene Iron Red Bottle Vase with Mark

Chinese iron red decorated bottle vase with repeating dragon scene, four character mark to base

Very large Chinese blue and white bottle vase, painted with a…

Chinese Dragon and Lotus Blue and White Vase

Very large Chinese blue and white bottle vase, painted with a scrolling dragon amongst stylised lotus scrolls. Height 42 cm

A Chinese blue and white 'Figural' bottle vase (Da Qing Kangxi…

Chinese Kangxi Marked Blue & White Figural Vase

A Chinese blue and white 'Figural' bottle vase (Da Qing Kangxi Nian Zhi mark), height 15.5 cm, diameter 9 cm

Chinese porcelain bottle vase, decorated with citron,…

Chinese Porcelain Bottle Vase with Fruit Decoration

Chinese porcelain bottle vase, decorated with citron, pomegranate and peaches, in tones of yellow, puce and green, six character mark to base, height 38 cm

A Chinese red blue and white porcelain bottle vase, in…

Phoenix and Peonies Porcelain Vase

A Chinese red blue and white porcelain bottle vase, in underglaze colours depicting two phoenix in a peony garden, drilled to base, height 29.5 cm

A Chinese porcelain bottle vase, the yellow ground with cherry…

Cherry Blossom Porcelain Vase

A Chinese porcelain bottle vase, the yellow ground with cherry blossoms & black & white birds. Height 24 cm

Chinese enamelled famille rose bottle vase with six character…

Famille Rose Vase with Yongzheng Mark

Chinese enamelled famille rose bottle vase with six character Yongzheng mark to base,25.5 cm high

A Chinese blue and white bottle vase, probably Qing Dynasty but…

Chinese Blue & White Bird Vase, Qing/Ming Style

A Chinese blue and white bottle vase, probably Qing Dynasty but in the late Ming manner, the bottle vase raised on a rimmed foot and having a compressed onion top rim, decorated to the body with a continuous scene of ducks and birds in a water landscape…

Chinese white and red mallet vase, approx 19 cm high

Chinese White and Red Mallet Vase - 19 cm

Chinese white and red mallet vase, approx 19 cm high

Chinese purple glaze bottle vase 39 cm high approx.

Chinese Purple Glaze Vase - 39cm

Chinese purple glaze bottle vase 39 cm high approx.

Chinese porcelain Doucai bottle vase with phoenix scene, seal…

Chinese Doucai Phoenix Vase

Chinese porcelain Doucai bottle vase with phoenix scene, seal mark to base, 31 cm high

A Chinese blue glazed bottle vase and a large celadon glaze…

Chinese Blue and Celadon Vases

A Chinese blue glazed bottle vase and a large celadon glaze covered jar the vase 32 cm high, the covered jar 25 cm high

A large Chinese bottle vase, 20th century, 50 cm high

Chinese 20th Century Large Bottle Vase - 50cm High

A large Chinese bottle vase, 20th century, 50 cm high

A Chinese olive green bottle vase, of pear shaped form with a…

Chinese Olive Green Glazed Bottle Vase

A Chinese olive green bottle vase, of pear shaped form with a long slender neck and raised upon a small circular foot, having a fine satin glaze; underglaze double blue rings underside. Height 19 cm

A bottle vase and a Dehua type figure, 20th century, an…

Oriental Vase and Dehua Figure

A bottle vase and a Dehua type figure, 20th century, an oriental style bottle vase in cream with sparse red and green floral, decoration, and a blanc-de-chine standing figure, height 26.5 cm, and 18 cm

A Chinese famille verte crackleware bottle vase, Qing Dynasty,…

Famille Verte Crackled Chinese Vase, Qing Dynasty

A Chinese famille verte crackleware bottle vase, Qing Dynasty, late 19th century, a long necked globular vase with female figures and a small child attendant engaged in a narrative in a rockwork garden landscape, with chevron borders to the rim and…

A Chinese blue glazed stem cup and vase, in deep cobalt, the…

Chinese Blue Glazed Stem Cup and Vase with Ming Marks

A Chinese blue glazed stem cup and vase, in deep cobalt, the stem cup with a chalice style cup glazed to the interior and exterior, the bottle vase similarly glazed; both with underglaze Ming marks underside, the cup bearing Hongzhi marks, the other with…

A large Chinese celadon bottle vase, the body having a lightly…

Celadon Dragon Vase with Rosewood Stand

A large Chinese celadon bottle vase, the body having a lightly incised design throughout and three shaped reserves enclosing images of writhing dragons in low relief, with scroll and elongated leaf patterns to the neck and a ruyi border to the flared rim;…

Two Chinese pottery vases, each with moulded decoration…

Chinese Pottery Vases and Gilt Bottle Vase Set

Two Chinese pottery vases, each with moulded decoration together with a Chinese with gilt highlights and bottle vase. 29 cm high.

Antique 19th century Chinese famille rose bottle vase, 19 cm…

19th Century Chinese Famille Rose Bottle Vase

Antique 19th century Chinese famille rose bottle vase, 19 cm high

A fine Chinese porcelain bottle vase, with an elaborate…

Chinese Porcelain Vase with Zhong Kui Depiction

A fine Chinese porcelain bottle vase, with an elaborate Depiction of Zhong Kui, Qianlong seal mark to base, a popular figure from Chinese mythology regarded as a vanquisher of ghosts & evil beings, assisted by du Ping, his trusted friend, a flying bat…

Chinese pale green celadon glazed bottle vase, with applied…

Green Celadon Vase with Peach and Leaves

Chinese pale green celadon glazed bottle vase, with applied peach and leaves to the sides, with splash decoration possible early Longquan kiln. 38 cm high

Chinese peach blossom glazed bottle vase, 23.5 cm high, chip to…

Chinese Peach Blossom Glazed Vase with Double Blue Circles

Chinese peach blossom glazed bottle vase, 23.5 cm high, chip to base, double blue circle marks to base

Chinese Qing dynasty polychrome bottle vase 19th century, with…

Qing Dynasty Polychrome Bottle Vase with Immortals Relief

Chinese Qing dynasty polychrome bottle vase 19th century, with pierced body & eighteen immortals in relief, character marks to base, 25.5 cm high including stand

Unusual 19th century Chinese figural bottle vase, unglazed, the…

19th Century Chinese Figural Bottle Vase

Unusual 19th century Chinese figural bottle vase, unglazed, the moustachioed figure with arms crossed, 27 cm high

A Chinese sang de boeuf bottle vase, of typical bottle vase…

Raspberry and Maroon Chinese Bottle Vase

A Chinese sang de boeuf bottle vase, of typical bottle vase form with a cream glazed rim and modulating tones of raspberry to maroon, lighter and mottled towards the base. Height 23 cm

Chinese porcelain bottle vase, of baluster form with incised…

Incised Floral Chinese Porcelain Vase, 24cm, Yeung Estate

Chinese porcelain bottle vase, of baluster form with incised floral motifs, on circular foot, with incised seal mark to base, a/f, height 24 cm. Provenance: The Yeung Estate

A Chinese porcelain Crushed Strawberry-red glazed bottle vase,…

Mastercrafted Strawberry-Red Chinese Porcelain Vase

A Chinese porcelain Crushed Strawberry-red glazed bottle vase, with bulbous body, 20th century, extremely well potted, and the monochrome glaze controlled, made in Jingdezhen by a master potter, height 42 cm

A Chinese blue and white bottle vase, Qing Dynasty, probably…

Qing Dynasty Blue and White Dragon Vase

A Chinese blue and white bottle vase, Qing Dynasty, probably late 18th to early 19th century, the vase of typical form with a long slender neck, decorated to the body with freely executed dragons chasing a pearl, flame clouds to the collar and neck and…

Chinese antique blue glaze bottle vase height 26 cm approx.

Antique Chinese Blue Glaze Bottle Vase (26cm)

Chinese antique blue glaze bottle vase height 26 cm approx.

Old Chinese blue glaze bottle vase 16.5 cm high

Antique Chinese Blue Glaze Vase - 16.5cm

Old Chinese blue glaze bottle vase 16.5 cm high

A famille rose porcelain floor vase, 20th century, the bottle…

Famille Rose Peach Blossom Floor Vase

A famille rose porcelain floor vase, 20th century, the bottle vase well decorated throughout with blossoming and fruiting peach branches, and scattered with auspicious bats, bearing an underglaze apocryphal Qianlong seal underside, height 54 cm

Chinese red and green mottled glazed bottle vase, 21 cm high

Red and Green Glazed Chinese Bottle Vase

Chinese red and green mottled glazed bottle vase, 21 cm high

An underglaze blue porcelain bottle vase, Tianqiuping, with a…

Tianqiuping Porcelain Bottle Vase with Qianlong Seal Mark

An underglaze blue porcelain bottle vase, Tianqiuping, with a Qianlong seal mark, a garland on ruyi-head on the shoulder, with plantain leaves rising to the slightly flaring mouth, the bulbous body with bands of auspicious motifs, the use of heaping and…

A Chinese blue and white bottle vase, people's Republic of…

Chinese Blue and White Lotus Bottle Vase

A Chinese blue and white bottle vase, people's Republic of China era, the carinate shaped bottle vase profusely decorated with underglaze lotus blooms and foliage to the collar and lower section between wave like borders, the neck with floral and ruyi…

Four Chinese porcelain items, 20th century Comprising a pair of…

Chinese Porcelain Set with Blue and White Lotus Design

Four Chinese porcelain items, 20th century Comprising a pair of underglaze blue and white bowls, flared form with lotus decoration and insects, bearing Qianlong six-character seal marks to the underside, a small double gourd bottle vase, and a wine cup…

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

Blue and White Chinese Porcelain Vase with Peach Trees

A Chinese porcelain blue and white bottle vase, decorated with peach trees, six-character mark to base, height 22 cm.

A Chinese crackle glaze celadon bottle vase, the white celadon…

Crackle Glaze Celadon Bottle Vase with Swollen Lip

A Chinese crackle glaze celadon bottle vase, the white celadon with black and gold crackle, mildly swollen lip to the top rim, circular foot. Height 13 cm.

An antique Chinese export polychrome-decorated bottle vase,…

Chinese Polychrome Bottle Vase, Late 19th/Early 20th Century

An antique Chinese export polychrome-decorated bottle vase, late 19th/early 20th century, the compressed body decorated with a continuous scene of figures and in a garden, the neck and shoulder with flowering foliage, butterflies, bats, and auspicious…

Chinese 18th century blue and white bottle vase (with crazing)

Blue & white Chinese 18th c. bottle vase (crazing)

Chinese 18th century blue and white bottle vase (with crazing)

A Chinese porcelain bottle vase, ovoid shape, decorated with…

Chinese coastal landscape porcelain vase

A Chinese porcelain bottle vase, ovoid shape, decorated with buildings in a rocky coastal landscape, four-character mark under the base. Height 23 cm

Chinese Jun glaze bottle vase, with fluted sides and purple…

Fluted Jun Glaze Vase with Purple Splash, 23cm

Chinese Jun glaze bottle vase, with fluted sides and purple splash to body, height 23 cm

A Chinese provincial porcelain bottle vase, with tulip neck,…

Chinese Blue Landscape Vase

A Chinese provincial porcelain bottle vase, with tulip neck, decorated with a river landscape in inky underglaze blue, height 22 cm

A Chinese teal mallet vase, height 22.5 cm

Chinese Teal Mallet Vase - 22.5 cm Height

A Chinese teal mallet vase, height 22.5 cm

A Chinese porcelain bottle vase, with a dragon in high relief…

Chinese Dragon Porcelain Vase with Lotus Design

A Chinese porcelain bottle vase, with a dragon in high relief moulded to the neck and shoulder, the body decorated with lotus flowers and tendrils, six-character Qianlong mark under the base. Height 23 cm.

Chinese Qing Dynasty bottle vase, in a matt sang de boeuf glaze,…

Sang de boeuf bottle vase from Qing Dynasty

Chinese Qing Dynasty bottle vase, in a matt sang de boeuf glaze, with cylindrical neck and spherical body raised on circular foot, height 14 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Dr Tf Yeung

Chinese celadon bottle vase, of fluted mallet form, in a dark…

Dark Green Celadon Fluted Bottle Vase, 20.5cm

Chinese celadon bottle vase, of fluted mallet form, in a dark green glaze, with slight crackle, height 20.5 cm

Chinese porcelain bottle vase, heavily enamelled famille rose…

Enamelled Chinese Porcelain Vase with Peach and Bat Decoration

Chinese porcelain bottle vase, heavily enamelled famille rose with peach and bat decoration, six character pseudo kangxi mark to base, 20th century, 26 cm high

A 19th century Chinese Blue-Glazed bottle vase, height 14 cm,…

Chinese Blue-Glazed Bottle Vase, 19th Century

A 19th century Chinese Blue-Glazed bottle vase, height 14 cm, diameter 8 cm

A 19th century Chinese Crackle-Glazed white bottle vase…

Chinese Crackle-Glazed White Bottle Vase, 19th Century

A 19th century Chinese Crackle-Glazed white bottle vase (Yongzheng Nian Zhi mark), height 13.5 cm, diameter 8.5 cm

Chinese porcelain bottle vase, decorated with a spray of…

Chinese Porcelain Vase with Floral and Butterfly Design

Chinese porcelain bottle vase, decorated with a spray of flowers, foliage and butterflies, in a white slip on a pale green ground, raised on a circular foot, six character mark to base, height 27 cm

A large Chinese bottle vase painted with a red dragon writhing…

Red Dragon Chinese Vase, Qianlong Seal, 19th/20th Century

A large Chinese bottle vase painted with a red dragon writhing around the body & neck, Qianlong seal mark, 19th/20th century. Height 34 cm, width 21 cm

A Chinese porcelain bottle vase with flambe glaze, Qing dynasty,…

Qing Dynasty Flambe Glazed Porcelain Bottle Vase

A Chinese porcelain bottle vase with flambe glaze, Qing dynasty, covered overall in a rich blue-red glaze thinning at the neck & pooled at the footrim, the base with a crackle glaze, condition: the footrim rough where the glaze pooled during firing,…

A miniature Chinese famille-rose faceted bottle vase, Qianlong…

Chinese Faceted Famille-Rose Bottle Vase, Qianlong Mark

A miniature Chinese famille-rose faceted bottle vase, Qianlong six-character iron-red seal mark, enamelled in each facet with a flower spray on decorative grounds, and gilded ridges, the neck and foot rim with hui and scrolling flower patterns in blue…

Pierced Chinese blue crackle glazed bottle vase featuring…

Blue Chinese Crackled Vase with Elderly Figures

Pierced Chinese blue crackle glazed bottle vase featuring Elders, mark to base, height 25 cm

Iron red mallet vase, Qianlong stamp with a Qian long stamp,…

Qianlong Iron Red Mallet Vase, 27cm Height

Iron red mallet vase, Qianlong stamp with a Qian long stamp, and long neck with slightly globular mid section, stamped to base, height 27 cm

Five Chinese blue and white vases and bottles, comprising a…

Five Chinese blue and white vases and bottles, comprising a blue and white doucai bottle vase decorated in underglaze blue and overglaze enamel with polychrome figures, bearing a Yongzheng mark to the underside, a pair of blue and white vases with…

A Chinese snag de boeuf glazed bottle vase, with four character…

Chinese glazed bottle vase with snag de boeuf design

A Chinese snag de boeuf glazed bottle vase, with four character mark under the base, height 38 cm

A Chinese porcelain bottle vase, decorated in enamels with…

Chinese Peacock Landscape Porcelain Bottle Vase

A Chinese porcelain bottle vase, decorated in enamels with peacocks in a landscape. Six character mark under the base. Height 19 cm.

A quality Chinese blue and white bottle vase, the spherical…

A quality Chinese blue and white bottle vase, the spherical body painted with figures and horses in landscape. Double blue ring under glaze rings to the base and old paper label, height 38 cm.

Chinese monochrome turquoise blue glazed bottle vase with…

Chinese Dragon Motif Turquoise Blue Vase (Damaged)

Chinese monochrome turquoise blue glazed bottle vase with dragon motif, impressed seal to base, 33.5 cm high (neck repaired)

Chinese blue & white bottle vase. Finely painted with flowers &…

Late Qing Dynasty Blue & White Vase

Chinese blue & white bottle vase. Finely painted with flowers & landscape roundels. Qianlong mark but late Qing Dynasty. Rim chip. Height 30 cm

A Chinese mallet vase featuring children playing, height 24 cm

Childhood Joy: Chinese Mallet Vase

A Chinese mallet vase featuring children playing, height 24 cm

A famille rose bottle vase, decorated with a figural narrative…

Figural Narrative Famille Rose Bottle Vase

A famille rose bottle vase, decorated with a figural narrative scene set in a landscape and grotto setting; with apocryphal Qianlong seal mark underside, height 22.5 cm

A Chinese bottle vase, the vase raised on a small circular foot,…

Guangxu Marked Chinese Bottle Vase with Mottled Glaze

A Chinese bottle vase, the vase raised on a small circular foot, with a finely mottled grey blue and green glaze externally and internally; bearing Guangxu marks within concentric rings underside. Height 26.5 cm

A Chinese monochrome green glazed bottle vase, Qianlong period,…

Qianlong Green Glazed Bottle Vase

A Chinese monochrome green glazed bottle vase, Qianlong period, with translucent dark emerald green glaze. The same glaze under the foot and inside the narrow neck. Some surface scratches. Provenance: Private Wellington Collection, height 12.8 cm.

A Chinese blue & white porcelain bottle vase with Wintersweets,…

Blue & White Wintersweet Porcelain Bottle Vase, 36.5 cm Height

A Chinese blue & white porcelain bottle vase with Wintersweets, height 36.5 cm

A Chinese celadon vase and a brush pot. The compressed bottle…

Chinese Celadon Vase and Brush Pot Pair

A Chinese celadon vase and a brush pot. The compressed bottle vase with applied chilong handles, with scrolling vegetal motifs in low relief under a pleasing soft green glaze; and a straight sided crackleware brush pot in pale grey with a satin finish;…

A fine large Chinese polychrome bottle vase, people's Republic…

Polychrome Chinese Vase with Children Playing Scene

A fine large Chinese polychrome bottle vase, people's Republic of China era, second half 20th century, in a bright palette and richly decorated with a continuous joyful scene of children at play within a fenced garden and landscape setting, between lappet…

A Chinese porcelain bottle vase in underglaze blue and white,…

Qianlong Blue and White Goat Vase

A Chinese porcelain bottle vase in underglaze blue and white, the front painted with goats sheltering behind a rock, the three friends of winter issuing from the rocky outcrop, Qianlong seal mark to base. condition: chip to rim. Height 19 cm

A small Chinese peach bloom bottle vase, Kangxi mark, Republic…

Chinese Peach Bloom Vase, Kangxi Mark, Republic Period

A small Chinese peach bloom bottle vase, Kangxi mark, Republic period 14 cm high

Qianlong marked bottle vase in sky blue with three egg shaped…

Qianlong Sky Blue Vase with Tree, Fisherman, and Mountain

Qianlong marked bottle vase in sky blue with three egg shaped panels depicting a tree, fisherman and mountain scene. The neck a nice pleated shape, height 32 cm

A Chinese nine dragon bottle vase, in iron red upon a white…

Iron Red Nine Dragon Vase with Qialong Seal Marks

A Chinese nine dragon bottle vase, in iron red upon a white ground with a continuous scene of nine writhing dragons amidst flame clouds and between ruyi and key fret borders; bearing Qialong seal marks underside. Height 14.5 cm

A Chinese porcelain bottle vase, Republic era, in bright…

Polychrome Pheasant Porcelain Vase, Republic Era

A Chinese porcelain bottle vase, Republic era, in bright polychrome enamels depicting colourful pheasants in a traditional peony and plum blossom setting, with calligraphy to the reverse; seal mark underside. height 25.5 cm

A Chinese porcelain bottle vase, with Qianlong seal mark to…

Qianlong Blue Porcelain Bottle Vase with Plantain Leaves

A Chinese porcelain bottle vase, with Qianlong seal mark to base, finely painted with uneven gradation of blue, the tapering neck with plantain leaves and floral scrolling around the body, height 35 cm

Elaborate and heavily enamelled Chinese turquoise ground…

Enamelled Chinese Turquoise Dragon Vase with Seal Mark

Elaborate and heavily enamelled Chinese turquoise ground famille rose bottle vase with appiled dragon, four character seal mark to base, 26.5 cm high

A Chinese green & red glazed bottle vase. Height 18.5 cm. Depth…

Green & Red Glazed Chinese Vase - 18.5 cm Height

A Chinese green & red glazed bottle vase. Height 18.5 cm. Depth 6.5 cm

A Chinese Wanli style green glaze bottle vase with traditional…

Wanli-style Tri-colour Glaze Animal Bottle Vase

A Chinese Wanli style green glaze bottle vase with traditional tri-colour glaze depicting animals. signed to base. Height 22.5 cm. Depth 14 cm

A Chinese blue and white floor vase, 20th century, the bottle…

Chinese Qianlong-style Blue and White Landscape Floor Vase

A Chinese blue and white floor vase, 20th century, the bottle vase continuously decorated with a traditional mountain and lake landscape populated with watercraft, figures and pavilions, bearing an underglaze apocryphal Qianlong seal underside, height 59…

A blue and white Chinese bottle vase, the decorative vase with…

Blue and White Chinese Cherry Blossom Vase

A blue and white Chinese bottle vase, the decorative vase with a kakiemon style cherry blossom motif to the body over a handpainted blue ground; bearing concentric blue rings underside. Height 26.5 cm

A Chinese porcelain bottle vase, squat circular body with tall…

Kangxi Chinese Porcelain Bottle Vase with Monks and Animals

A Chinese porcelain bottle vase, squat circular body with tall trumpet neck, the body decorated with polychrome enamel and underglaze blue painted decoration of four monks, some with their associated symbolic animals, a stag and a foo dog, a wave pattern…

A Chinese famille rose bottle vase, of typical form with a…

Famille Rose Bottle Vase with Floral and Bird Design

A Chinese famille rose bottle vase, of typical form with a bulbous neck, having an all over floral, bird and butterfly design in colours over a celadon ground with paler relief designs of tendrils, flora and patterned borders. Height 21.5 cm

Two Chinese vases including sang de boeuf and earthenware…

Chinese Vases: Sang de Boeuf & Earthenware Bottle

Two Chinese vases including sang de boeuf and earthenware bottle vase 31 cm; 23 cm (height)

A Flecked Chinese bottle vase, of typical form, with a random…

Terracotta Speckled Chinese Vase

A Flecked Chinese bottle vase, of typical form, with a random matte terracotta speckle over a mottled brown glaze; with an underglaze faux Ming mark underside. Height 28 cm

A Chinese polychrome lidded bottle vase, the straight sided…

Polychrome Dragon and Phoenix Bottle Vase

A Chinese polychrome lidded bottle vase, the straight sided bottle with an elongated neck and a domed lid with a turban finial, decorated with contesting dragons and phoenix in a green palette interspersed with shou medallions upon a textured and tendril…

A large Chinese sang-de-boeuf bottle vase. Possibly late Qing…

Chinese Sang-de-Boeuf Vase, Late Qing Dynasty

A large Chinese sang-de-boeuf bottle vase. Possibly late Qing Dynasty (late 19th /early 20th century), in deep maroon coloration modulating from near white at the rim to rich deeper tonings, and with a white glazed interior. Height 38 cm