6th May, 2026 11:00
Live Sale: Chinese and Japanese Works of Art 2026
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A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'DOUBLE HAPPINESS' VASE, LATE QING DYNASTY, LATER 19TH CENTURY
the baluster body rising from a recessed foot to a rounded shoulder and tall trumpet neck, painted around the exterior with 'double happiness' characters on a foliate scroll ground, all between stylised trellis, wave and whorl bands, the neck set with a pair of lion dog handles, 43.5cm high
一件中国青花双喜纹瓶，晚清十九世纪晚期
the baluster body rising from a recessed foot to a rounded shoulder and tall trumpet neck, painted around the exterior with 'double happiness' characters on a foliate scroll ground, all between stylised trellis, wave and whorl bands, the neck set with a pair of lion dog handles, 43.5cm high
Auction: Live Sale: Chinese and Japanese Works of Art 2026, 6th May, 2026
Highlights of Olympia Auctions' Chinese and Japanese works of art sale include an Imperially inscribed jade mountain from an Italian Noble family, a superb cloisonne enamel 'Egret' vase by the studio of Namikawa Sosuke from the property of an English Gentleman and a private Scottish Collection of Chinese works of art including bamboo carvings and jades. Other British private collections include Chinese snuff bottles predominantly collected in the first half of the 20th Century, and a collection of Japanese Satsuma ceramics including a large and impressive koro and cover.
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