A Chinese flambe glazed vase with Tongzhi mark and possible of the period, pear shaped body rising from a short spreading foot to a wide mouth flanked by a pair of square handles, moulded to the front and back with a large peach shaped panel and covered overall in a purplish red glaze streaked with bright turquoise thinning to beige on the extremities, six character mark incised to the base.
H. 11 3/4" (29.8 cm)
Sydney Moss LTD, London 258 according to the label, Vermeer & Griggs Collection 271 according to the label
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Condition: in good condition with light surface wear and firing imperfections to the bottom (minor firing crack to the foot ring), including glaze crackle

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