China, 1821-1850. The base with an iron-red four-character Shende Tang Zhi mark. Superbly enameled with a circumferential scene depicting Magu, the goddess of immortality, with her basket of peaches, surrounded by attendants, all beneath a wutong tree springing from a craggy rock.
Condition: Excellent condition with some wear and very minor traces of use. Small firing irregularities and minimal pitting. Provenance: From an English private collection. By repute acquired ca. 1980 in the local trade.
Weight: 2.9 kg Dimensions: Height 38.2 cm
Shendetang is a hall mark associated with a range of fine porcelains made for the Hall for the Cultivation of Virtue, a summer residence of the Emperor Daoguang.
Auction result comparison: For another Famille Rose vase bearing the same mark see Christies London in Fine Chinese Ceramics And Works of Art, 9 May 2017, lot 94, sold for GBP £30,000.