A Chinese Qing dynasty famille noire yen-yen vase probably late Kangxi period, decorated with applied polychrome enamels depicting birds and blossoming branches with fruit, bamboo and butterflies, the shoulder with four of the eight treasures, marked to the underside with six character Kangxi marks, 45.5 cm high x 21 cm diameter.
Sold for £1,100
A Chinese Qing dynasty famille noire yen-yen vase probably late Kangxi period, decorated with applied polychrome enamels depicting birds and blossoming branches with fruit, bamboo and butterflies, the shoulder with four of the eight treasures, marked to the underside with six character Kangxi marks, 45.5 cm high x 21 cm diameter.