The Property of a British Family 英國家族藏品
A red-overlay white glass 'prunus and bamboo' vase
Qianlong four-character mark and of the periodWith a globular body rising to a tall tubular neck with a lipped rim and supported on a splayed foot, the exterior of the body skillfully carved through the single layer of red with a butterfly, bamboo, and plum blossoms below a band of upright banana leaves encircling the neck, further decorated with a band of C-scrolls beneath the mouth-rim. 18cm (4 4/5in) high.
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清乾隆 御製白套紅玻璃竹蝶圖瓶「乾隆年製」楷書刻款Provenance: according to family history, which is supported by family records illustrating the progress of British troops in Beijing at the time, this object was acquired by a military attaché posted to Beijing at the time of the Boxer Rebellion in 1900. He was attached to the staff of Brigadier-General A.Gaselee, the commander of the British contingent.來源:據家族歷史記錄,1900年義和團運動期間,藏家作為英國准將A. Gaselee的隨行外交官得此拍品於北京。Compare with a related red-overlay white glass bottle vase, Qianlong incised six-character mark and of the period, which was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 30 May 2018, lot 2914.