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Chinese Famille Verte Style Porcelain Baluster Vase with Ormolu Mounts, bearing a Kangxi Mark

康熙款粉彩描金铜鎏金座瓶

By: Unknown (porcelain), Unknown (ormolu mounts)

Style: Chinese Export, Famille Verte Style, Qing Dynasty (Kangxi Revival)

Origin: China (porcelain), France or Europe (ormolu mounts)

Materials: Porcelain (Famille Verte enamels), Gilt Bronze (Ormolu)

Age: Late 19th Century (circa 1880-1900)

Condition: Very Good (minor surface wear consistent with age, no visible major damage or repairs)

Value: Authentic (as 19th-century export with mounts): $8,000 - $15,000; Reproduction (modern copy): $500 - $1,500

Maker's Marks / Writing: 大清康熙年製 (Da Qing Kangxi Nian Zhi) in blue and white on the recessed base.

Date: 2026-07-12 15:20:56.449548

Description:

A large and impressive Chinese porcelain baluster vase, richly decorated in the Famille Verte palette with vibrant enamels. The body features continuous narrative scenes of scholars, warriors, and courtly figures in traditional landscape settings, interspersed with intricate geometric and floral borders. The vase is elaborately mounted with finely cast gilt bronze (ormolu) handles featuring lion masks and scrolling acanthus, a pierced rim, and a substantial rococo-style base with scrolling foliage and paw feet. The underside bears a blue and white Kangxi reign mark.     一件宏伟的中国瓷器胆瓶，以鲜艳的粉彩装饰，描绘了学者、武士和宫廷人物在传统山水中的连续叙事场景，并穿插着复杂的几何和花卉边饰。该花瓶配有精美的鎏金铜（ormolu）手柄，饰有狮子面具和卷曲的茛苕叶，以及一个镂空瓶口和一个带有卷曲叶饰和爪足的洛可可风格底座。底部带有青花康熙年制款识。

Curator Questions

Curated by Jade

Assessment:

This is a fine example of a late 19th-century Chinese export porcelain vase, mounted in Europe (likely France) with high-quality ormolu. While bearing an apocryphal Kangxi mark, it is a genuine antique from the Qing Dynasty revival period, highly sought after for its decorative appeal and craftsmanship.     这是一件精美的19世纪晚期中国外销瓷瓶，配有高品质的欧洲（很可能是法国）鎏金铜座。尽管带有康熙款，但它是一件清代复兴时期的真品古董，因其装饰性和工艺而备受追捧。

Individual Images:

• whole vase front view with inset photo
• detail of upper vase with scholars
• detail of mid-body warriors scene
• whole vase three-quarter view
• detail of side panel with board game
• whole vase opposite side view
• underside of vase with reign mark

Provenance:

The inset black and white photograph suggests the vase has a history of ownership, possibly dating back to the late 19th or early 20th century, indicating it has been in private hands for a considerable period.

Condition:

Very Good (minor surface wear consistent with age, no visible major damage or repairs)

Identification Score: 95%

The form, decoration style, and ormolu mounts are highly characteristic of late 19th-century Chinese export porcelain intended for the European market. The Kangxi mark is a common apocryphal mark for revival pieces.     器型、装饰风格和鎏金铜座都非常符合19世纪晚期面向欧洲市场的中国外销瓷特征。康熙款是复兴时期器物常见的伪款。

Authenticity Score: 85%

The porcelain itself is authentic to the late 19th century, and the ormolu mounts are period-appropriate for that era. However, the Kangxi reign mark is apocryphal, indicating it is a revival piece rather than a true Kangxi period (1662-1722) production. The overall quality, enamels, and potting are consistent with late Qing export wares, not early Qing imperial production. The inset black and white photo further supports a late 19th/early 20th-century context.     瓷器本身是19世纪晚期的真品，鎏金铜座也符合那个时代的特征。然而，康熙年制款识是伪款，表明它是一件复兴时期的作品，而非真正的康熙时期（1662-1722年）产品。整体质量、釉彩和胎体都与晚清外销瓷器相符，而非清初官窑生产。左上角的黑白照片进一步支持了19世纪末/20世纪初的背景。

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Keywords

Chinese, Famille Verte, Porcelain, Vase, Ormolu, Gilt Bronze, Baluster, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century, Export Porcelain, Kangxi Mark, Figural, Scholars, Warriors, France     中国, 粉彩, 瓷器, 花瓶, 鎏金铜, 胆瓶, 清朝, 19世纪, 外销瓷, 康熙款, 人物, 学者, 武士, 法国

Report ID:  : b9zuc3

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