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PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
A LARGE GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE
ARCHAISTIC VASE
QING DYNASTY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY
of rounded baluster shape, the tall neck with a flared rim
and set with a pair of phoenix head handles, the shoulder
cast with confronting kui phoenix alternating with
medallions enclosing radiating flower heads, the foot and
body similarly decorated with raised flanges enclosing
archaistic phoenix, all reserved against a leiwen ground
and highlighted with gold and silver inlays
Height 48 cm, 18⅘ in.
W £ 15,000-25,000
HK$ 147,000-245,000 US$ 18,800-31,200
清十七/十八世紀
銅錯金銀仿古夔鳳紋雙耳大瓶
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