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115 - CHINA - QIANLONG period (1736-1795) A small baluster vase wi…
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Estimate €50,000 - €60,000
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CHINA - QIANLONG period (1736-1795) A small baluster vase with a slightly flared neck in pink and gold polychrome enamelled porcelain depicting a pair of swallows perched on an apricot tree in blossom on a sacrificial red background, a few chrysanthemum flowers emerging from the foot. The inside of the neck and the underside are turquoise enamelled. The rim of the lip and foot enamelled in gold. On the reverse, the enamelled four-character mark in zhuanshu of Qianlong enamelled blue on a turquoise background (Wear) H. 16.4 cm Prior registration with the auction house is required in order to bid. [NO LIVE ON THIS LOT] Please register with the auction house to bid. [NO LIVE ON THIS LOT] 請提前與本公司負責人聯繫，辦理相關競投手續。 PROVENANCE: - Émile Isman dit "Obrey" collection (1905-1992), by devolution of estate. REFERENCES: - A vase of similar form with a decoration of children on a yellow background kept at the National Palace Museum, Taipei, n°00166072. - Two vases with a red background decorated with flowers but from the Yongzheng period in the National Palace Museum, Beijing (新00109108 and 资新00039104). NOTE: - The apricot tree in blossom combined with the swallows form a wish for success in official examinations. The apricot blossom (xinghua) and the swallow (yan) form the wish xinglin chunyan, "May you attend the apricot orchard banquet". The latter refers to the garden in the Forbidden City where the banquet was held for candidates who had passed the examinations. - Émile Isman, known as "Obrey", a member of the Resistance during the Second World War, joined General de Gaulle in London, enlisted in the Free French Forces and was then posted to the Free French Air Force as a bomber pilot in the Lorraine bombing group, which also included Pierre Mendès France. Trained as a watchmaker, he and his wife June founded a watchmaking company that they named after him. Founded in 1951, the internationally acclaimed Obrey brand stands out for its original designs: watches on solid silver chains, models with highly individual volumes and lines, dials without numerals on which the hands indicate the time without the assistance of numerals or indexes. According to family tradition, Émile Isman received our vase from an ambassador or diplomat posted to China at an unspecified time.
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About the sale Books & Manuscripts, Silverware, Asian Art, Jewellery, Watches & Clocks, Works on paper & Antique Paintings, Furniture & Works of Art
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Auction time 06/16/2026 at 11:00 AM
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