A FLAMBE-GLAZED WATER POT, MID-QING China, 18th century. The globular water pot is quite massively potted and overall covered in a finely crackled and streaked glaze of crushed strawberry, bluish-purple, and milky blue tone thinning to mushroom on the edges of the rim and the interior, irregularly pooling in thick drops above the unglazed foot, revealing the buff ware. Provenance: From an old French private estate. Condition: Superb condition with minor wear and some firing irregularities. One glaze drop at the foot was lost when the vessel was removed from the kiln after cooling down from firing. Weight: 401.4 g Dimensions: Height 8 cm, Width 9 cm (at the widest points) Auction result comparison: Compare a related flambe-glazed water pot, of similar form and size, but with a Yongzheng mark and of the period, at Christie's London in Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles Part I on 4 November 2014, lot 222, sold for GBP 13,750. Compare also two closely related copper-red-glazed water pots, of near-identical form and size and also dated to the 18th century, at Christie's New York in Sacred and Imperial: The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection Part II on 24 September 2020, lot 839, sold for USD 22,500. 清代中期窯變釉水盂 中國，十八世紀。此器圓腹，整體造型規整大方，器身施窯變紅釉，釉層均勻，釉面呈現紅藍紫色，鮮豔奪目。在邊緣和內部逐漸變薄，不規則地聚集在足部邊緣形成厚水滴，未上釉處露出淺黃色内胎。 來源：法國私人收藏 品相：狀況極好，僅有輕微磨損和燒製缺陷。足部一處釉滴在水盂冷卻后從窯中取出時不慎缺失。 重量：401.4 克 尺寸：高8 厘米, 寬9 厘米 (最寬處) 拍賣結果比較：一件雍正款及年代的相近形狀和尺寸的窯變釉水盂，見倫敦佳士得Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles Part I 2014年11月 4日lot 222, 售價GBP 13,750；兩件同樣為十八世紀銅紅色釉幾乎一模一樣的外形和尺寸的水盂，見紐約佳士得Sacred and Imperial: The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection Part II 2020年9月24日 lot 839, 售價USD 22,500。