A rare Chinese Qing Dynasty LuJun glaze (also called a jade candle ware) double gourd shaped porcelain vase. The Chinese porcelain finely potted unto double gourd shape bottle vase, two conjugated globular body, heavier to the lower, gently rounded to narrow opening. The surface of the glaze has a fluid appearance with a splash of purplish colors melting together to create abstracted effect against a turquoise-green ground underglaze. Elegantly displayed upon a carved hardwood stand. Embossed, Yongzheng four characters reign mark, Qing Dynasty.


Dimensions: Height: 16 7/8" Width: 7 3/4"

PROVENANCE:
Private collections of John Platts (1905-1985), second son Geoffrey Platts, of Glen Cove, Long Island, NY.
Glen Cove New York is on the North Shore of Long Island and was the summer resort of the rich and famous. In the early 1900s Property was owned by F.W. Woolworth, J.P Morgan, John Platt and John D. Rockefeller. Many of the estates have been sold and are now operated as resorts. The Mansions of Glen Cove The Webb Institute was used as educational facilities and even the Soviet Union has purchased property for retreats for visiting dignitaries.
The Collections of Mr. John Platts presented and offered up to auctions from Lot-172 through Lot-182, and continued from Lot-184 Through Lot-209.

In EXCELLENT condition over all.

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