A FAMILLE VERTE ‘BUDDHST LION’ PORCLEAIN BOTTLE... Lot 5

A FAMILLE VERTE ‘BUDDHST LION’ PORCLEAIN BOTTLE VASE, QING China, late Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) or slightly later. The compressed globular body rising from a short foot to a long tubular neck and finely decorated with polychrome, bright enamels, depicting three Buddhist lions playing with brocade balls and flowing ribbons, a band of lotus leaves above the foot, and the shoulder with a ruyi border. The neck adorned with a composition of blooming flowers against a golden ground, the top of the neck with an iron-red flower border on turquoise ice-crack ground. The base bearing an apocryphal six-character Kangxi reign mark within underglaze blue circles. Condition: Very good condition with minimal surface wear, and small manufacturing irregularities. Provenance: Estate of André Dubreuil (1951-2022). Renowned for his innovative furniture and decorative arts, André Dubreuil was a leading designer, whose background as an antiques dealer and painter informs his artworks. Dubreuil established himself as a designer in 1986, with the production of his ‘Spine Chair’. Through his extensive world travels, Dubreuil expanded his idiom, absorbing the arts and crafts of the places he visits into his various tables, ceramics, lighting fixtures, and decorative objects. Classical East Asian and French antiques were enduring influences, evident in the shape, structure, and materials of his pieces. Weight: 2.6 kg Dimensions: Height 43.4 cm