A Chinese porcelain archaistic trompe l'oeil vase, hu, 19th century, the pear-shaped body covered in an allover blue and turquoise glaze with splashes of violet, flanked with a pair of moulded and gilt-painted animal-head handles, the exterior of...

A Chinese porcelain archaistic trompe l'oeil vase, hu, 19th century, the pear-shaped body covered in an allover blue and turquoise glaze with splashes of violet, flanked with a pair of moulded and gilt-painted animal-head handles, the exterior of the body carved in relief with a continuous fretwork pattern simulating gilt-metal cloisonné wiring and two panels bearing pairs of dragons amidst cloud scrolls, all highlighted with gilt, apocryphal six-character gilt-painted Qianlong seal mark to the base, 23.8cm high Provenance: Maurice Collis (1889-1975) Collection
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