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A Rare Shangping Vase From the Reign of Qianlong

Published on , by Caroline Legrand
Auction on 16 December 2023 - 14:00 (CET) - 25, rue Paul-Guieysse - 56100 Lorient

Its shape evokes prestige and an imperial status, while its colors testify to the high level of porcelain craftsmanship during the reign of Qianlong...

China, Qianlong period (1736-1795). "Shangping" vase in doucai porcelain, Qianlong... A Rare Shangping Vase From the Reign of Qianlong

China, Qianlong period (1736-1795). "Shangping" vase in doucai porcelain, Qianlong mark with six characters on the base, h. 38 cm/14 in.
Estimate: €80,000/120,000

For over a century, this vase remained in the family of Commandant Joseph-Auguste Bonfils (1847-1904). This graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique was a naval artillery squadron leader, posted to former French Cochinchine colony in South Vietnam from June 15, 1892 to July 29, 1893, then to Tonkin from 1894 to 1896, and finally to China until 1900. Knight of the…
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