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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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