A BROWN-GLAZED AND LOBED 'RUYI' VASE, 18TH CENTURY China. The finely potted body rising from a straight foot to a slender elongated neck with flared rim, vertically lobed below a band of distinct ruyi heads in relief at the shoulder, the neck is carved with flutes that rise to the petal-tipped rim. The body is covered to the exterior and interior with a brown glaze darkening at the recesses.

Provenance: From an English private collection, acquired in and around London during the 1960s and 1970s. The piece retained in the original collector's possession until his death in 1979, and thence by descent in the same family. A part of this collection was sold at Christie's auction in the late 1990s.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor old wear, some manufacturing irregularities, and minuscule glaze losses to the foot rim.

Weight: 162.0 g
Dimensions: Height 12.6 cm

Auction result comparison:
Type: Near identical
Auction: Christie's New York, 19 September 2014, lot 796
Price: USD 20,000 or approx. EUR 23,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A miniature brown-glazed lobed vase, 18th century
Expert remark: Compare the near identical form and decoration as well as the similar size (10.2 cm).


十八世紀鐵鏽釉如意紋瓜棱式小瓶
中國。瓜棱形，瓶口外撇成葵口，長頸，溜肩，圓腹，頸部飾如意頭紋。通體施鐵鏽色釉。

來源：英國私人收藏，上世紀六十至七十年代購於倫敦地區。這件拍品一直保留在藏家的財產中，直到他1979年去世，然後由同一家族繼承。其收藏的一部分於上世紀九十年代在佳士得拍賣。
品相：狀況極好，有輕微的磨損、一些製造瑕疵和足緣的微小釉料缺損。

重量：162.0克
尺寸：高12.6厘米

拍賣結果比較：
形制：幾乎相同
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2014年9月19日，lot 796
價格：USD 20,000（相當於今日EUR 23,000）
描述：十八世紀鐵鏽釉瓜棱式小瓶
專家評論：比較幾乎相同的外型和裝飾，以及相似的尺寸 (10.2厘米)。