A ruby-red overlay white glass ‘Altair and Vega’ bottle vase, Qing dynasty, 18th-18th century

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'Altair and Vega' bottle vase, 18th-18th century, Qing dynasty, ruby-red overlay white glass

A ruby-red overlay white glass ‘Altair and Vega’ bottle vase, Qing dynasty, 18th-18th century. Estimate 40,000 — 60,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby’s

of globular form supported on a straight foot, sweeping up to a tubular neck and flanged rim, the opaque white body overlaid with a layer of bright translucent red glass, carved to one side with Vega depicted as a flying apsara and to the other side with Altair as a cowherd riding a buffalo, all amidst branches of flowering crab apple and prunus; 22.5 cm., 8 3/4  in.

Provenance: The Henrich Collection.
Collection of Professor P.H. and Mrs. T. Plesch.
Sotheby’s London, 12th November 1979, lot 10.

Note: A pair of vases of similar form, overlaid in green against an opaque white ground with a flowering prunus, from the Toms collection, was sold in our London rooms, 7^th / 9^th June 1995, lot 20.

Sotheby’s, Chinese Art, Hong Kong | 24 Nov 2014, 02:30 PM

A sapphire-blue overlay white glass ‘Peony’ baluster vase, Qing dynasty, 18th-18th century

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'Peony' baluster vase, 18th-18th century, Qing dynasty, sapphire-blue overlay white glass

A sapphire-blue overlay white glass ‘Peony’ baluster vase, Qing dynasty, 18th-18th century. Estimate 40,000 — 60,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby’s

of baluster form rising from a recessed base and flared foot to a waisted neck and everted rim, the opaque milky white glass body overlaid with a layer of bright translucent blue glass, carved through the ground in varied reliefs with two large peony blossoms borne on a continuous meandering foliate stem, between plain blue overlay bands encircling the foot and rim; 20.6 cm., 8 1/8  in.

Provenance: Collection of Professor P.H. and Mrs. T. Plesch.
Sotheby’s London, 12th November 1979, lot 113.

Sotheby’s, Chinese Art, Hong Kong | 24 Nov 2014, 02:30 PM

A sapphire-blue overlay white glass tripod censer, Qing dynasty, 18th-18th century

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18th-18th century, Qing dynasty, sapphire-blue overlay white glass, Tripod censer

A sapphire-blue overlay white glass tripod censer, Qing dynasty, 18th-18th century. Estimate 40,000 — 50,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby’s

of globular form supported on three short baluster feet, set with two rounded square handles, the opaque white glass body overlaid with a layer of bright translucent blue glass, carved through the ground with branches of camellia, hibiscus, lotus and prunus issuing from rocky shores and a wavy sea, below a scroll band of six bats fluttering among clouds, the sides set with two animal-mask handles suspending mock rings; overall width 11.3 cm., 4 1/2  in.

Sotheby’s, Chinese Art, Hong Kong | 24 Nov 2014, 02:30 PM

A sapphire-blue overlay white glass ‘Vine’ bottle vase, Qing dynasty, 18th century

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'Vine' bottle vase, 18th century, Qing dynasty, sapphire-blue overlay white glass

A  sapphire-blue overlay white glass ‘Vine’ bottle vase, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Estimate 50,000 — 70,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby’s

formed from a solid block of opaque milky white glass overlaid with a layer of bright translucent blue glass, carved through to the ground with four panels containing leafy vines and curling tendrils, the neck similarly decorated with foliate double gourds; 23.8 cm., 9 3/8  in.

Provenance: The Henrich Collection.
Collection of Professor P.H. and Mrs. T. Plesch.
Sotheby’s London, 12th November 1979, lot 110.

Sotheby’s, Chinese Art, Hong Kong | 24 Nov 2014, 02:30 PM

A sapphire-blue overlay white glass bowl and a green-black overlay white glass vase, Qing dynasty, 19th century

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19th Century, green-black overlay white glass, Qing dynasty, sapphire-blue overlay white glass

A sapphire-blue overlay white glass bowl and a green-black overlay white glass vase, Qing dynasty, 19th century. Estimate 50,000 — 70,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby’s

the bowl overlaid with a layer of bright translucent blue glass, carved to the white ground with two cranes and a flowering branch of prunus, the pear-shaped vase similarly overlaid in deep greenish-black and carved to the white ground with foliate lotus, the latter inscribed with a four-character spurious Qianlong mark; the bowl 15.5 cm., 6 1/8  in.; the vase 19.5 cm., 7 5/8  in.

Sotheby’s, Chinese Art, Hong Kong | 24 Nov 2014, 02:30 PM

A ruby-red overlay white glass ‘Lotus’ bottle vase, Qing dynasty, 19th century

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'Lotus' bottle vase, 19th Century, Qing dynasty, ruby-red overlay white glass

A ruby-red overlay white glass ‘Lotus’ bottle vase, Qing dynasty, 19th century. Estimate 60,000 — 80,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby’s

of pear-shaped form with a flanged rim, the opaque white glass body overlaid with a layer of bright translucent red glass, deftly carved and incised with two ducks swimming on rippling waters, among large swaying lotus blossoms set with attendant buds and furled pads; 19.6 cm., 7 3/4  in.

Provenance: The Henrich Collection.
Collection of Professor P.H. and Mrs. T. Plesch.
Sotheby’s London, 12th November 1979, lot 12

Exhibited: Städische Kunsthalle, Meisterwerke des Glaskunst, Düsseldorf, 1968, cat. no. 346.

Sotheby’s, Chinese Art, Hong Kong | 24 Nov 2014, 02:30 PM

A pair of sapphire-blue overlay white glass ‘Camellia’ vases, Qing dynasty, 19th century

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'Camellia' vase, 19th Century, Qing dynasty, sapphire-blue overlay white glass

A pair of sapphire-blue overlay white glass ‘Camellia’ vases, Qing dynasty, 19th century.  Estimate 60,000 — 80,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby’s

the ovoid body tapering to a slightly flared foot, sweeping up to a waisted neck and flanged rim, the opaque white ground overlaid with a layer of bright translucent blue glass, deftly carved to the white ground in varied levels of relief with two large camellia blossoms and attendant buds borne on foliate stems, set between a plain collar band around the rim and jagged rocks encircling the foot; 31.8 cm., 12 1/2  in.

Sotheby’s, Chinese Art, Hong Kong | 24 Nov 2014, 02:30 PM

A sapphire-blue overlay white glass ‘Peony’ vase and a sapphire-blue overlay white glass ‘Three Friends’ vase, Qing dynasty, 19th century

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'Peony' vase, 'Three Friends' vase, 19th Century, Qing dynasty, sapphire-blue overlay white glass

A sapphire-blue overlay white glass ‘Peony’ vase and a sapphire-blue overlay white glass ‘Three Friends’ vase, Qing dynasty, 19th century. Estimate 80,000 — 120,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby’s

each overlaid on the opaque white ground with a layer of bright translucent blue glass, the first carved with two sprays of foliate peony sprouting from jagged rocks, the second decorated  with bamboo, prunus and pine, the ‘Three Friends of Winter’, around the spherical body and a lotus scroll on the tubular neck between stiff leaves encircling the shoulder and rim, the latter inscribed on the base with a four-character wheel-cut apocryphal Qianlong mark; 20.6 and 22 cm., 8 1/8  and 8 5/8  in.

Provenance: The ‘peony’ vase:
Collection of Professor P.H. and Mrs. T. Plesch.
Sotheby’s London, 12th November 1979, lot 115.

Sotheby’s, Chinese Art, Hong Kong | 24 Nov 2014, 02:30 PM

A sapphire-blue overlay white glass ‘Taotie’ vase and bowl, Qing dynasty, 19th century

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'Taotie' bowl, 'Taotie' vase, 19th Century, Qing dynasty, sapphire-blue overlay white glass

A sapphire-blue overlay white glass ‘Taotie’ vase and bowl, Qing dynasty, 19th century. Estimate 80,000 — 120,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby’s

each overlaid on the opaque white ground with a layer of bright translucent blue glass, the vase of baluster form carved with two large crouching taotie between pendent leaves and upright ruyi, the rim with beribboned pearls, the bowl with an everted barbed rim, similarly decorated with archaistic masks between confronting kui dragons; vase 21.5 cm, 8 1/2  in.; bowl 17.5 cm., 6 7/8  in.

Sotheby’s, Chinese Art, Hong Kong | 24 Nov 2014, 02:30 PM

A Pair of ruby-red overlay white glass ‘Crab Apple and Prunus’ vases, Qing dynasty, 19th century

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19th Century, Crab Apple and Prunus' vase, Qing dynasty, ruby-red overlay white glass

A pair of ruby-red overlay white glass ‘Crab Apple and Prunus’ vases, Qing dynasty, 19th century. Estimate 80,000 — 120,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby’s

each with a tapered body supported on a straight circular foot, sweeping up to a high shoulder and everted mouth, the opaque white ground overlaid with a layer of bright translucent red glass, deftly carved through the ground in varied levels of relief with a prunus and a crab apple tree together with several magpies either in flights or perched on garden rocks; 21.1 and 20.9 cm., 8 1/4  and 8 1/4  in.

Sotheby’s, Chinese Art, Hong Kong | 24 Nov 2014, 02:30 PM