A GILT-DECORATED AND POWDER BLUE HU-FORM VASE, GUANGXU MARK AND PERIOD China, 1875-1908. Decorated in gilt reserved on a powder-blue ground, each of the sides with an archaic ritual bronze vessel, the handles with flying bats and scrolling clouds, the foot with floral sprays, the neck with inscriptions, including the name of King Wen of Zhou. The recessed base with an underglaze-blue six-character mark da Qing Guangxu nianzhi and of the period. Provenance: From a Swiss private collection. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and firing flaws, including dark spots, pitting, and firing cracks. Wear to gilt, occasional light scratches. Weight: 2,798 g Dimensions: Height 29.5 cm Of square section, the pear-shaped body supported on a straight foot, the shoulder set with two rectangular lug handles. The interior and base covered in a transparent glaze. Auction result comparison: Compare a related gilt-decorated powder-blue vase, also with an underglaze blue six-character Guangxu mark and of the period, but of different design and smaller size (21.5 cm high), at Christie's New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Part I on 14 September 2012, lot 1499, sold for USD 10,000. 光緒款與年代霽藍釉鎏金貫耳尊 中國，1875-1908年。霽藍釉地，鎏金描繪祭祀銅器孟姜尊、漢王長子譙尊與周文王鼎等，貫耳上鎏金描繪蝙蝠祥雲。圈足内“大清光緒年製”六字款。 來源：瑞士私人收藏。 品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損和燒製缺陷，包括黑點、點蝕和燒製裂紋。 鎏金磨損，局部有輕微劃痕。 重量：2,798 克 尺寸：高29.5 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件青花光緒款與年代霽藍釉瓶 ，但不同形制且尺寸較小(高21.5 厘米) ，見紐約佳士得 Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Part I 2012年9月14日 lot 1499, 售價USD 10,000。