A SMALL GUAN-TYPE VASE, HU, QING DYNASTY China, 1644-1912. The pear-shaped body rising from a tapered foot to a short neck with lipped rim, flanked by two curved handles. Covered overall with an unctuous pale gray glaze suffused with a network of black, russet-gold, and pale crackle. The foot rim left unglazed revealing the ware. Provenance: From a French private collection. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and firing flaws. Weight: 311.7 g Dimensions: Height 9.4 cm The base with an underglaze-blue six-character seal mark da Qing Qianlong nianzhi. Auction result comparison: Compare a related Guan-type bottle vase (10.5 cm high), with an underglaze-blue four-character Qianlong seal mark and of the period, with similar glaze color and crackle, at Christie's London in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 15 May 2018, lot 175, sold for GBP 68,750. 清代官窯小壺 中國，1644-1912年。梨形雙耳壺，短頸，整體施一層油潤的淺灰色釉料，可見黑色、赤褐色和淺色開片紋。足緣未上釉，露出内胎。 來源：法國私人收藏 品相：狀況極好，輕微磨損和燒製缺陷。 重量：311.7 克 尺寸：高 9.4 厘米 圈足内青花“大清乾隆年製”款。 拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近官窯瓶 (高10.5 厘米)，青花四字乾隆款及年代，相近釉色和開片，見倫敦佳士得Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2018年5月15日 lot 175, 售價GBP 68,750。