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A CARNELIAN ‘PEACH, BAMBOO AND LINGZHI’ VASE                          A MASSIVE SMOKY ROCK CRYSTAL ‘BOYS’ VASE AND COVER
Early 20th century                                                    20th century
The unusually large vase carved from the creamy white striated stone  Of exceptional size, the ovoid vase deeply hollowed and elaborately
as a gnarled trunk, the bright red and softer pink sections cleverly  yet playfully carved on the exterior with two elegant ladies and four
preserved to form heavy peach fruits issuing from twisting leafy      boys, variously scrambling to steal food from a platter and tugging at
branches and a shaft of bamboo and lingzhi fungus, wood stand.        a sleeve and a sash, the cover formed with two dancing boys clasping
6 1/4in (15.8cm) high                                                 each other’s elbows, an inscription on the reverse, wood stand.
$1,500 - 2,000                                                        12 5/8in (32cm) high
                                                                      $5,000 - 8,000
二十世紀早期 瑪瑙雕桃竹靈芝樁筆插
                                                                      二十世紀 茶色水晶雕童子蓋瓶

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