Lot description
AN EXQUISITE PAIR OF IMPERIAL BEIJING ENAMEL FACETTED VASES YONGZHENG BLUE-ENAMEL FOUR-CHARACTER MARKS WITHIN DOUBLE SQUARES AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735) Each of octagonal section, the facetted sides delicately enamelled and stippled with shaped panels, each depicting a pair of geese in flight and on the banks of a river flanked by branches of millet and tree peony set against a finely shaded blue sky, the panels reserved against a vibrant yellow ground between formal lotus blooms borne on leafy stems around the neck and conforming octagonal foot, the round rim encircled by a band of keyfret, the interior enamelled turquoise, the base with the blue enamel mark reserved on a white ground 5 1/8 in. (13.2 cm.) high, white jade inserts, wood stands, Japanese wood box (2)
