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AN IRON!RED AND GILT!DECORATED
‘DRAGON AND PHOENIX’ BOTTLE VASE
GUANGXU MARK AND PERIOD
the globular body rising from a short foot to a ß ared neck,
the exterior painted with a phoenix and dragon confronting a
‘ß aming pearl’ amongst clouds, below a band of stylised ß oral
scrolls divided by shou characters, with overhanging bats
at the rim, the turquoise base with a six-character mark in a
recessed white rectangle
39.5 cm, 15½ in.
£ 3,000-5,000 US$ 4,250-7,100
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PROPERTY FROM AN ENGLISH PRIVATE COLLECTION
A LARGE PAIR OF IRON!RED ‘DRAGON’
JARDINIERES
QING DYNASTY, GUANGXU PERIOD
the cylindrical sides of each rising to an everted rim, painted
with two four-clawed scaly dragons chasing ß aming pearls
amidst swirling clouds and ß ame scrolls
(2)
37.4 cm, 14¾ in
£ 2,500-3,000 US$ 3,550-4,250
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