Enormous Centre Piece Antique Chinese Underglaze Iron Red Ceramic Vase C1800s
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:3875 | Product Type: Vases |
| Originating Region: China | Featured Refinements: Antique Chinese Vase |
| Original/Reproduction: Original | Colour: Red |
| Era: 1800s | Material: Ceramic |
Fantastic enormousantique Chinese underglaze red large ceramic vase.Circa late 1800s.Painted with a marinescene of fish and seaweeds. The top has bold floral and scroll work. TraditionalChinese decoration near the base.Beautiful drip glazenear the base and really good signs of age. The base is unglazed showing thenatural colours of the base material.This is a stunningantique very heavy vase in almost perfect condition. There is a splash of unintendedred drifted to the front and a natur...al kiln flaw near the base. Please refer tomy photographs.My wife took a pictureof me holding the vase. I am a big man over 6 foot two and wide. The over fivekilogramme vase in my arms is still enormous.Underglaze red is veryrare and hard to control during firing. You do not often see an unglaze ironred vase as big as this one.Height: 45 cmWeight: 5.5 kilogrammeThe battery is there forsize comparison. It has nothing to do with the item.'Most of my collectionis one of a kind. I bought the items because I liked it for myself. They werenever intended to be resold. Each item has a story and when possible, I handcarried in my luggage from all over the world to bring back to Australia. Someof the items have travelled a long way away and some of the items has been withme for 65 years. I am now retired and need to downsize. I will not be able tobuy a similar item again and definitely not able to sell it at the same price.If you buy an item from me it most likely is the only one I have. Not only youare buying an item you are also buying 50 years of experience. Thanks for bidding.'I only accept Paypal. Ihave a 5 business days shipping policy however if I can send earlier I will.Thank you.I am happy to combinepostage.Check out my other items!Be sure to add me toyour favourites list!
