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With this vase from China, all the ingredients were lined up for a stratospheric result: an imperial pedigree, an unusual form and above all a highly-desirable colour evoking the delicate shades of a sparrow's egg.
China, Yongzheng period (1723-1735), vase in the shape of a "ruyi er ping" in "robin’s egg" enamelled porcelain. On the reverse, Yongzheng’s mark in six zhuanshu characters incised under the glaze. Old inscription in Latin letters in partially erased ink, "Qianlong 1736-1795", h. 27.5 cm.
Result: €2,280,000
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