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8290

Property of Oregon Collector

8289
A delicately carved hardwood vase with fluted walls
Qing dynasty
The thin walls of quatrelobed section forming a body of pear shape
and narrow neck flaring outward toward the rim, the concave base
finished as a four-lobed blossom.
4 1/2in (11.4cm) high
$2,000 - 4,000

Provenance
with label reading Lally and Company, New York, inv. no. 5-537

Property from the Collection of Frank and
Georgia James

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A zitan scroll box
18th/19th century
The rectangular cover carved in delicate relief with dragons chasing a
flaming pearl amid clouds and waves framed by a leiwen border and
the top displaying two dragons facing a vertical panel meant for a title
inscription; the base constructed with two lotus petal bands issuing
from the set-in waist carved with scrolls and florets, all beneath four
vertical corner mounts that keep the cover in place.
6 x 10 3/4 x 5 3/4in (15 x 27.2 x 14.5cm)
$1,500 - 2,500

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