A RARE PAIR OF TURQUOISE-GROUND PUCE ENAMELLED... Lot 229

A RARE PAIR OF TURQUOISE-GROUND PUCE ENAMELLED 'DRAGON' VASES QIANLONG SEAL MARKS IN IRON-RED AND OF THE PERIOD the baluster sidessuperbly decorated in bright rouge on turquoise ground with two scaly dragons chasing flaming pearls amidst clouds and flame scrolls 35cm high PROVENANCE: From a Private West Dorset Collection. NOTE: Christie's Hong Kong offered a 'Phoenix' vase with the same decoration in The Imperial Sale / Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art,31 May 2017; another vase of this type is in the collection of National Museum of China, Beijing, and illustrated inStudies of the Collections of the National Museum of China, p. 163, pl. 107 (fig. 1). SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THIS LOT: BIDDING WILL BE BY TELEPHONE, ABSENTEE BID AND IN THE AUCTION ROOM ONLY. A DEPOSIT IS REQUIRED FOR BIDDING. PLEASE CONTACT enquiries@doreandrees.com FOR MORE INFORMATION