A Chinese Porcelain Vase, 19th century, of square section baluster form with mask and ring handles

A Chinese Porcelain Vase, 19th century, of square section baluster form with mask and ring handles, painted in underglaze blue with historical figures and their biographies and historical prose, 38cm high

Provenance: By repute from the collection of Prince Henry Bourbon, the Count of Bardi and sold at the sale of his estate in Venice in 1905

. With hand-written notes describing the provenance. Vase with typical tiny glaze flakes to extremities, no cracks or restoration, small flat chips to upper rim, see illustration 091019