A chinese blue and white baluster vase and cover. Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

A chinese blue and white baluster vase and cover. Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Decorated with flowers borne on feathery foliage, all reserved on a rich powder-blue ground and between a ruyi band at the shoulder and the base, the cover similarly decorated. 20½ in. (52 cm.) high.  Estimate £1 500- £2 500 - Price Realized £4 750.

Christie's. Le Grand Goût- A Private European Collection. 17 June 2009. London, King Street www.christies.com