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A pair of bronze baluster vases
18th/early 19th century
Each with a central band of medallions neatly
cast in relief enclosing a stylised hovering bat
beneath foliate scrolls, surmounted by a uniformly
decorated band of stylised floral medallions and
above a border of upright cicada lappets, all below
a narrow row of florets.
Each 22.7cm (9in) high (2).
£3,000 - 5,000
HK$37,000 - 62,000
CNY29,000 - 49,000
十八/十九世紀早期 銅仿古紋瓶一對
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An archaistic gold and silver-inlaid
bronze vase, hu
18th century
The ovoid body supported on a slightly spreading
foot, centrally decorated on leiwen grounds with
a relief band of inlaid taotie masks, above a wide
border of descending cicada lappets, surmounted
by a narrower band of confronted coiling dragons,
the neck cast with a similar taotie band flanked by
two monster-head flanged inlaid handles, all beneath
a silver-inlaid key-fret border below the rim.
35.7cm (14in) high
£4,000 - 6,000
HK$50,000 - 75,000
CNY39,000 - 59,000
十八世紀 銅嵌金銀線饕餮紋雙獸耳壺

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