A large famille rose 'dragon' bottle vase


Qianlong seal mark, late Qing Dynasty/ Republic PeriodHeavily potted with a globular body raising to a tall cylindrical neck, decorated in vivid enamels of iron-red, green, yellow, rose and blue with nine five-clawed dragons striding in pursuit of the flaming pearl amidst billowing clouds above crashing waves, all below a continuous band of ruyi-head and key-fret to the rim. 55.5cm (21 7/8in) high.
|清末/民國 粉彩九龍趕珠紋天球大瓶青花「大清乾隆年製」篆書仿款Provenance: Count Gregorio Calvi di Bergolo, Rome, prior to 2 October 1947, by reputeMr Moriani, Villa Vitiano, San Polo, Tuscany, Italy, by reputeRaffaello Landini, Villa Vitiano, San Polo, Tuscany, Italy, circa 1950s, and thence by descent來源：據傳於1947年10月2日前由羅馬Gregorio Calvi di Bergolo伯爵收藏據傳為意大利托斯卡尼Moriani先生舊藏約1950年代為意大利托斯卡尼Raffaello Landini先生收藏，並由後人保存迄今According to the owner the present lot amongst other Chinese works of art was sold to Raffaello Landini in the 1950s as part of Villa Vitiano and its furnishings, which previously belonged to Mr Moriani, who had acquired the Chinese art collection from Count Gregorio Calvi di Bergolo in 1947 as part of a Rome apartment and its furnishings.A photograph of the 'Oriental Room' in Villa Vitiano shows the vase in situ.