A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL PHOENIX TAIL VASE, YENYEN, WANLI PERIOD
China, 1573-1620. The baluster body rising from a splayed foot to a long slender neck with a trumpet mouth, finely decorated in bright enamels on a turquoise ground to the exterior and the interior of the mouth with stylized lotus blooms borne on scrolling leafy vines, with a band of ruyi heads bellow the rim and a lappet band above the base.


Provenance:
Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis, Sydney, Australia. A noted Austrian private collection, acquired from the above. Dorotheum, Vienna, 12 October 1993, lot 219, the catalog entry confirming the dating above. A Viennese private collection, acquired from the above. Raymond ‘Ray’ and Victoria ‘Vicki’ Tregaskis are noted collectors, scholars, and dealers in Asian art from Sydney, Australia, who have been active since 1978.

Condition:
Old wear and expected manufacturing irregularities, including pitting. Some losses to enamels with associated old fills and touchups, small dents, minor nicks. The neck slightly leaning.

Weight: 1,603 g
Dimensions: Height 36.7 cm


Auction result comparison:

Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s London, 8 November 2011, lot 62
Price: GBP 10,000 or approx.
EUR 18,500
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A cloisonné enamel ‘phoenix tail’ vase, 17th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related phoenix-tail form and lotus decoration. Note that the notched flanges were clearly applied later, as they cover some of the lotus blossoms which would have been unacceptable at the time of the original manufacture of the vase. Note the closely related size (36.5 cm).


Auction result comparison:

Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams London, 13 May 2021, lot 13
Price: GBP 20,250 or approx.
EUR 29,500
adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A large cloisonne enamel ‘lotus’ vase. Yuhuchunping, 17th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related lotus decoration. Note the different form and the size (42.5 cm).


Auction result comparison:

Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 22 August 2019, lot 149
Price: USD 9,375 or approx.
EUR 10,000
adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Chinese cloisonne enamel vase, Meiping, Ming dynasty, 16th-17th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related lotus decoration. Note the different form and the size (32.3 cm).




萬曆掐絲琺瑯鳳尾尊

中國，1573-1620年。喇叭形大撇口，豐肩，鼓腹下斂，至底外撇。掐絲琺瑯工藝裝飾，天藍色琺瑯釉作底，整器飾纏枝蓮紋，足部以芭蕉葉紋與如意紋為飾，佈局舒朗有致。


來源：
Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis，Sydney，Australia. 澳大利亞悉尼Raymond 與Victoria Tregaskis收藏；奧地利知名私人收藏，購自上述收藏；維也納Dorotheum拍賣行，1993 年 10 月 12 日，拍品 219，目錄條目確認了上述日期； 維也納私人收藏，購自上述拍賣。Raymond ‘Ray’ 和 Victoria ‘Vicki’ Tregaskis 是來自澳大利亞悉尼的著名亞洲藝術收藏家、學者和經銷商，自 1978 年以來一直活躍在亞洲藝術領域。

品相：
磨損和製造缺陷，包括點蝕。一些琺瑯釉質損失與小修，釉面小凹痕、小刻痕，頸部微微傾斜。

重量：1,603 克
尺寸：高36.7 厘米


拍賣結果比較：

形制：非常相近
拍賣：倫敦佳士得，2011年11月8日，lot 62
價格：GBP 10,000（相當於今日
EUR 18,500
）
描述：掐絲琺瑯纏枝蓮紋鳳尾瓶
專家評論：比較非常相近的鳳尾外形、蓮紋。請注意缺口凸緣顯然是後來修補的，因為它們覆蓋了一些蓮花紋，這在花瓶最初製造時是不可接受的。請注意非常相近 尺寸(36.5 厘米)。


拍賣結果比較：

形制：相近
拍賣：倫敦邦翰斯，2021年5月13日，lot 13
價格：GBP 20,250（相當於今日
EUR 29,500
）
描述：十七世紀銅胎掐絲琺瑯纏枝蓮紋玉壺春瓶
專家評論：比較非常相近的蓮紋。請注意不同的的外形和尺寸(42.5 厘米)。


拍賣結果比較：

形制：相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2019年8月22日，lot 149
價格：USD 9,375（相當於今日
EUR 10,000
）
描述：十六至十七世紀明代銅胎掐絲琺瑯梅瓶
專家評論：比較非常相近的蓮紋。請注意不同的的外形和尺寸(32.3 厘米)。