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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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…

A Chinese porcelain bottle vase, mallet shape, raised on a…

Kangxi Claire-de-lune Porcelain Bottle Vase

A Chinese porcelain bottle vase, mallet shape, raised on a 'Capstan' shaped foot, claire-de-lune pale blue glaze, horizontal six character Kaishu script, Kangxi reign mark under the base. Height 25 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 large Chinese blue and white porcelain mallet vase, with a…

Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Mallet Vase

A large Chinese blue and white porcelain mallet vase, with a pair of ribbed tubular handles to the neck, the body decorated with various objects within a field of scrolling foliage, the neck, shoulder, and foot with bands and borders of various designs, a…

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 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

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.

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:…

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 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 blue and white bottle vase possibly, 18th/19th…

Chinese Blue & White Vase with Ebonised Stand

A Chinese blue and white bottle vase possibly, 18th/19th century together with an ebonised stand, the vase, 24 cm high

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…

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

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.

Chinese porcelain bottle vase, 14.5 cm high

Small Chinese Porcelain Bottle Vase

Chinese porcelain bottle vase, 14.5 cm high

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.

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…

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

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

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

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 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 '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 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 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

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…

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 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

A large Chinese polychrome bottle vase, in a pastel and…

Chinese Polychrome Scholar Scene Vase

A large Chinese polychrome bottle vase, in a pastel and turquoise palette with a continuous relief scene of scholars, wise men with their attributes and others in a garden setting, the lattice design to the neck and foot interspersed with reserves…

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 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 bottle vase in the Qing manner. Republic era. Of…

Chinese Qing-Style Republic Era Bird and Flower Vase

A Chinese bottle vase in the Qing manner. Republic era. Of typical ovoid form with a slender neck with a trumpet style rim decorated in a predominantly green and iron red palette with birds in a rocky landscape and flowering branches; with four character…

A large copper-red bottle vase, late Qing Dynasty, 19th century,…

Copper-Red Vase, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century

A large copper-red bottle vase, late Qing Dynasty, 19th century, covered in a faintly crackled liver red glaze, the excess ground off at the foot, 33 cm high, *inventory number to base

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…

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 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

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

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

Large Chinese enamelled famille rose bottle vase with peach and…

Chinese Famille Rose Bottle Vase with Peach and Bat Decoration

Large Chinese enamelled famille rose bottle vase with peach and bat decoration, 55 cm high, seal mark to base

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

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 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 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

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

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

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 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

An old Chinese porcelain famille rose bottle vase, squat…

Famille Rose Butterfly & Bird Porcelain Vase

An old Chinese porcelain famille rose bottle vase, squat circular shape with a tall cylindrical neck, decorated with a profusion of butterflies and birds amongst flowers. Height 35 cm

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

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

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;…

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…

A Chinese blue and white bottle vase, decorated all over in the…

Ming-Style Blue and White Chinese Bottle Vase

A Chinese blue and white bottle vase, decorated all over in the Ming manner with figures in a pavilion and auspicious landscape setting; bearing four character Ming marks underside. Height 20.5 cm

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 Chinese floral bottle vase, the vase with a bulb form rim…

Chinese Qianlong Floral Bottle Vase

A Chinese floral bottle vase, the vase with a bulb form rim decorated throughout with scrolling emerald foliage, underglaze blue and flowers in pink, yellow and iron red enamel colours; above a key fret decorated foot rim; bearing a Qianlong mark…

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 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…

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)

A fine Chinese Polyrchome bottle vase, later Qing Dynasty, late…

Chinese Polychrome Vase with Figural Roundels

A fine Chinese Polyrchome bottle vase, later Qing Dynasty, late 19th century. Well decorated with two figural roundels each depicting an elder and a small child in famille rose colours upon a lemon yellow arabesque embellished ground with passiflora and…

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…

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 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 polychrome enamel bottle vase, Republic era, early…

Polychrome Enamel Bird & Peony Vase, Republic Era

A Chinese polychrome enamel bottle vase, Republic era, early 20th century, in the 18th century manner with birds in a brightly coloured peony and rockwork landscape below a blue lappet collar, with script to the reverse describing the peony flowers;…

A fine Chinese bottle vase, probably Republic era, mid 20th…

Famille Rose Chinese Vase with Peonies

A fine Chinese bottle vase, probably Republic era, mid 20th century, well decorated in the 18th century manner with an asymmetric arrangement of peony blooms and branches in a famille rose palette of pink, vermilion, apple and emerald green upon a white…

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 Compressed bottle vase a rare ink painted dragon bottle vase…

Ink Dragon Compressed Bottle Vase

A Compressed bottle vase a rare ink painted dragon bottle vase with painted script with two red cartouche panels painted on the back of the vase, a four character iron stone red base mark, 20 cm high

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 small Chinese 'Doucai' enamelled bottle vase with gilt rim,…

Chinese Doucai Enamelled Lotus Bottle Vase with Gilt Rim

A small Chinese 'Doucai' enamelled bottle vase with gilt rim, the scrolling lotus design on a white ground, with two sections of coral-gilt ground, the turquoise base with six-character mark in underglaze blue, 16 cm high

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 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

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…

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 Chinese hexagonal bottle vase in the antique manner, a…

Chinese Hexagonal Antique-Style Vase with Yongzheng Mark

A Chinese hexagonal bottle vase in the antique manner, a vibrant and intricate vase with shaped reserves of red and turquoise enclosing scenes of birds and auspicious foliage and dramatic landscape and garden pavilion scenes, with a rich floral patterned…

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

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 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 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 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

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

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…

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 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

An impressive red carved porcelain Chinese vase, the bottle…

Dragon Chasing Flaming Pearl Porcelain Vase

An impressive red carved porcelain Chinese vase, the bottle vase profusely decorated throughout with dragons chasing a flaming pearl amidst swirling clouds and between decorative borders. Height 56 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

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 Chinese blue and white bottle vase and cover decorated with…

Kangxi Blue & White Vase with Figures & Dog Finial

A Chinese blue and white bottle vase and cover decorated with figures by trees, domed cover with dog finial, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722), 19 cm high

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 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…

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 Cantonese famille rose bottle vase, the compressed circular…

Famille Rose Bottle Vase with Court Scene and Symbols

A Cantonese famille rose bottle vase, the compressed circular body enamelled with a traditional court scene surrounded by a grecian key border, and enamelled auspicious symbols, 32 cm high

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 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

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;…

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)

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 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