A RARE PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE HOOKAH BASES, 18TH CENTURY China, 1730-1800. The pair is finely modeled and enameled in slight relief with flowers below a ruyi border in bright turquoise, rose and green enamels with iron-red details painted above the glaze, the necks with matching decorations. (2) Provenance: Private collection. By repute acquired at Christies South Kensington in the 1990s. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear, one with a minimal chip to the rim, the other with a glaze flake. Minor firing flaws. Weight: 798.4 g and 826 g Dimensions: Height 17.8 cm Note the extremely fine spiraling lines at the base. Literature comparison: See Mary Greensted and Peter Hardie, Chinese Ceramics, The Indian Connection, City of Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, 1982, pages 35 and 36, for two related Hookah bases. Auction result comparison: Compare with a Wucai Hookah Base from the 17th century at Christies New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 19 September 2006, lot 270, sold for USD $12,000. 一對罕見的粉彩水烟底座，十八世紀 中國，1730-1800。做工細膩，琺琅彩飾花卉紋如意紋，明亮的粉彩釉。 來源：私人收藏，據説購於上世紀九十年代南肯西頓佳士得。 品相：品相極好，一些輕微磨損，邊緣一道小開裂，一些釉面開片，輕微燒製瑕疵。 重量： 798.4 克；826 克 尺寸： 高 17.8厘米