A Chinese blue and white bottle vase, Transitional, Chongzhe...

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104 - A Chinese blue and white bottle vase, Transitional, Chongzhen period, c.1630-1640, the globular body...

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£5,000

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A Chinese blue and white bottle vase, Transitional, Chongzhen period, c.1630-1640, the globular body painted with a cat grasping a butterfly in its mouth and the black bird in-flight amongst butterflies and insects above rockwork and flowers, a bird also in-flight, the neck decorated with dragons amid floral sprays, 36.2cm high, hairline crack to neck

Provenance - this vase has been in the same family for more than 70 years.

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Auction Date:

12th Nov 24 at 12pm GMT