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A PURPLE GLASS QUATRE-LOBED JARDINIERE A MASSIVE PAIR OF PAINTED LACQUER BALUSTER VASES
Qianlong four character mark and of the period AND STANDS
The heavy vessel with an everted lip, raised on four small feet, the 19th century
glass of a vibrant purplish-blue hue. Each with incised floral motifs to the exteriors, the vases raised on
20cm (7 7/8in) wide short stands, similarly decorated.
Each: 124cm (48 3/4in) high (4).
£1,500 - 2,000
CNY13,000 - 17,000 HK$15,000 - 20,000 £2,000 - 3,000
CNY17,000 - 26,000 HK$20,000 - 30,000
Provenance
Acquired prior to 1933, and thence by descent (inventory documents)

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