A FLAMBE GLAZED 'HU' VASE, 18th century, of flattened hexagonal form with everted rim and ruyi side handles covered in a n undulating red, blue and cream glaze, the countersunk base treated with a toffee brown glaze, 21cm highProvenance: The Carlow Collection, Sheppards, March 2010a collection assembled in Philadelphia during the 1940s by two sisters who later returned with it to Ireland. Items from this collection first started appearing on the open market in 2010. The collection was diverse, but all of it had merit, and amongst it were several imperial porcelains.