A BLUE AND WHITE ‘FLORAL’ BOTTLE VASE?GUANGXU... Lot 43

A BLUE AND WHITE ‘FLORAL’ BOTTLE VASE?GUANGXU PERIOD, QING DYNASTY Size: 38.8 cm (H) Superbly potted with an ovoid body elegantly rising to a tall cylindrical neck with a slightly flaring mouth, all supported on a splayed foot, painted to the exterior a broad band of composite floral scroll above lotus lappets, the shoulder encircled by a composite floral meander above pendent ruyi heads divided by moulded horizontal fillets, the tall neck with elongated upright plantain leaves between further ruyi heads and a key-fret band, the rim and foot bordered by a band of cresting waves and a classic scroll respectively. Provenance: Private British Collection