A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE ‘ICE CRACK AND PRUNUS’ BOTTLE VASES, 19TH CENTURYChina. The globular bodies supported on a short foot, surmounted by a long cylindrical neck, painted to the exterior in a bright blue glaze with prunus blossoms above a striking ice-crack ground. The interior and base covered in white. (2)Provenance: British trade.Condition: The first vase in excellent condition. The second vase with a small restoration to the very top of the neck. Both vases with minor old wear and manufacturing flaws such as dark spots, pitting, minute glaze recesses, and firing cracks. Please request further detailed images as well as a video, shot under strong blue light, for accurate documentation of the condition of this present lot.Weight: 6,5 kg and 6 kgDimensions: Height 54.2 cm and 55.2 cmAuction resultparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie’s London, 6 November 2018, lot 269Price: GBP 12,500 or approx.EUR 16,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A Blue and White Enameled Cracked Ice Ground 'Bamboo and Prunus' Vase, 18th-19th CenturyExpert remark:pare the related decoration. Note the smaller size (41.9 cm), the potentially earlier date, and the fact that this listing is for a single vase only.Auction resultparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie’s London, 7 November 2008, lot 330Price: GBP 1,250 or approx.EUR 2,300 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A large blue and white 'prunus' bottle vase, 19th centuryExpert remark:pare the related form and decoration. Note the smaller size (46 cm) and the fact that this listing is for a single vase only.十九世紀一對青花冰梅紋膽瓶中國。直口，細長頸，削肩，肩以下漸碩，腹下部豐滿。青花地，一道道縱橫交錯的線條，模仿冰面出現的裂縫；再在冰裂紋上勾勒梅花。瓶内與底足白釉。