A crackle glaze ceramic Chinese Vase, approx. 15-1/2"H x 8" in diameter at the widest point, with a bulbous shape on a tall foot and with two elephant head applied ornaments on the neck. The sides are beautifully decorated in cobalt blue foliage over either an ivory or a carmel crackle glaze with two bands of carved decorations and the elephant heads in a dark brown matte glaze. There is an impressed and incised mark on the underside, also in the brown glaze. Several stickers also appear to identify the piece as signed "Chen Hsu" "Ch'ing Dynasty 1796-1820".
600/1,200 Sold $287.50
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