The rounded sides moulded with fluted petals rising to a foliate rim with bevelled edge, all resting on a solid ring foot.
Glass dishes of this form are extremely rare and only four other Qianlong marked examples known, a lemon yellow dish from the collection of the Baronesses Sapuppo & d'Essen, sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 30 October 2000, lot 291, and illustrated by Emily Curtis (ed.), Pure Brightness Shines Everywhere, Vermont, 2004, no. 10.4 and cover; an opaque orange example from the Charlotte and John Weber Collection was included in the exhibition, Clear as Crystal, Red as Flame, China Institute, New York, 1990, and illustrated in the Catalogue, no. 32; and a translucent red glass example sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 20 November 2002, lot 305; furthermore, a translucent blue glass example sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 1/6/2011, lot 3804, sold again at Poly Beijing, 20/7/2026, lot 6698.
17.9cm diameter
Estimate $3,000 - $5,000
Overall in good condition.
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A private collection Melbourne.
Important Chinese & Asian Art
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8825
11:00am - 25 October 2026
Hawthorn
VIEWING
Thurs 22 - Sat 24 October, 11am - 5pm
2 Oxley Rd, Hawthorn VIC
CONTACT
Luke Guan
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