A MONOCHROME YELLOW-GLAZED BOTTLE VASE, TIANQIUPING, QING DYNASTY China, 1644-1912. The globular body surmounted by a tall, slightly waisted tubular neck, covered overall in a rich yellow glaze stopping unevenly above the bare foot rim, the base and interior with a white glaze.

Provenance: From a private collection in Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom, acquired before 1990. An old photography of the vase in the collector's home, portrayed together with the family cat, in its original frame, accompanies this lot.
Condition: Very good condition with minor old wear, shallow surface scratches and some expected manufacturing flaws such as dark spots, minimal pitting, glazes recesses and some irregularities to the foot rim.

Weight: 2,666 g
Dimensions: Height 34.8 cm

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie's New York, 1 July 2021, lot 259
Price: USD 7,500 or approx. EUR 7,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Chinese yellow-glazed porcelain bottle vase, Qing dynasty, 19th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and rich yellow glaze. Note the smaller size (20.9 cm) and the apocryphal Chenghua mark.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie's New York, 1 July 2021, lot 243
Price: USD 13,750 or approx. EUR 13,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A pair of Chinese yellow-glazed porcelain baluster vases
Expert remark: Compare the closely related rich monochrome glaze. Note the larger size (48.2 cm), apocryphal Kangxi marks, and that the lot comprises a pair.


清代單色黃釉天球瓶
中國，1644-1912年。瓷胎天球瓶，直口，長頸部向下微斂，寬圓肩，碩圓腹，矮圈足。通體施黃釉，底足和瓶内施白釉。

來源：英國康橋郡，購於1990年前。隨附一張老照片，上可見藏家家中放在書架旁的天球瓶以及藏家的貓。
品相：狀況極好，有輕微的磨損、表面淺劃痕和一些預期的製造缺陷，例如黑點、釉面凹陷和圈足一些不規則之處。

重量：2,666克
尺寸：高34.8厘米

拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2021年7月1日，lot 259
價格：USD 7,500（相當於今日EUR 7,500）
描述：清代十九世紀黃釉瓶
專家評論：比較非常相近的外型和濃厚的黃色釉料。請注意尺寸較小 (20.9厘米) ，以及此瓶為成化款。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2021年7月1日，lot 243
價格：USD 13,750（相當於今日EUR 13,500）
描述：清代十九世紀一對黃釉瓶
專家評論：比較非常相近的濃厚單色釉。請注意尺寸較大 (48.2厘米)，為康熙款，以及此瓶為一對。