A 'MILLE FLEUR AND CHILONG' VASE, TIANQIUPING, LATE QING TO EARLY REPUBLIC PERIOD China, 1830-1930. Of bottle form, rising from a tapered foot to a cylindrical neck, densely painted in underglaze blue with peony, magnolia, prunus, and other floral blossoms, the shoulder finely applied with a fierce sinuous chilong decorated in copper red, the mouth agape showing sharp fangs and a pointed tongue.

Provenance: North American trade.
Condition: Very good condition with minor old wear, some firing flaws as expected, a small hairline to the rim, and one minuscule claw of the chilong lost.

Weight: 1,510 g
Dimensions: Height 33.3 cm

The recessed base with an apocryphal underglaze-blue six-character seal mark da Qing Qianlong nianzhi.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie's New York, 8 October 2015, lot 482
Price: USD 4,375 or approx. EUR 5,400 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Chinese porcelain mille fleur bottle vase, late 19th century
Expert remark: Compare the related form, decoration, dragon molding around the neck, apocryphal Qianlong mark, and size (40 cm).

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams Edinburgh, 10 July 2013, lot 337
Price: GBP 4,750 or approx. EUR 7,100 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A famille rose 'mille fleurs' bottle vase
Expert remark: Compare the related form, decoration, dragon molding around the neck, apocryphal Qianlong mark, and size (33 cm).



清末民初青花百花不落地盤螭龍天球瓶
中國，1830-1930年。直頸，圓鼓腹，淺圈足。青花描繪百花不落地紋，肩部堆塑青花釉裏紅螭龍，龍頭上揚，張嘴，龍牙顆顆清晰，身型矯健有力，眼神如矩，栩栩如生。

來源：北美古玩交易市場。
品相：品相極好，有輕微磨損，一些燒製瑕疵，邊緣有一條細小的冲線，螭龍的一隻爪子丟失。

重量：1,510 克
尺寸：高33.3 厘米

圈足内偽款“大清乾隆年製”。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2015年10月8日，lot 482
價格：USD 4,375（相當於今日EUR 5,400）
描述：十九世紀晚期百花不落地盤龍瓶
專家評論：比較相近的外型、裝飾、盤龍、乾隆偽款，和尺寸 (40 厘米)。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：愛丁堡邦瀚斯，2013年7月10日，lot 337
價格：GBP 4,750（相當於今日EUR 7,100）
描述：粉彩百花不落地盤龍瓶
專家評論：比較相近的外型、裝飾、盤龍、乾隆偽款，和尺寸(33 厘米)。