A Chinese crackle glaze vase, 19th century, with seal mark, height 47cm, width 20cm and a Chinese porcelain vase, late 19th century, with four character Kangxi mark, height 30.5cm, width 12cm. Provenance: Michael Trethewey. A Gentleman of Taste. We are delighted to be selling in this sale and over forthcoming sales, items from the estate of the collector Michael Trethewey. Michael had an unerring eye for quality. He was a frequent visitor to these auction rooms, an elegantly dressed, unassuming man who bought well and had a singular passion for old school antiques. We are honoured to be handling his estate and as well as the items in this Asian sale we will be selling further pieces from his extensive collection in our September 2nd Antique Sale and across our range of upcoming specialist sales. Condition report: Large loss on top rim of crackle glaze vase. Drilled hole and cracks to base of blue and white vase.