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A MONUMENTAL PAIR OF CANTON FAMILLE ROSE VASES
19th century
Of baluster form with dish-shaped rims, the necks applied with
recumbent lion and cub handles, the shoulders with pairs of sinuous
guei dragons, the bodies elaborately painted and gilt in mirror image
with scenes of officials and warriors gathered on pavilion terraces
and in encampments in mountainous, pine-strewn landscapes, the
bodies densely decorated with birds and butterflies and decorative
pendants amongst a profusion of fruit and flower sprays, the neck
interiors glazed turquoise, 131cm (51 1/2in) high (2).

£20,000 - 30,000
HK$200,000 - 310,000
CNY180,000 - 270,000

Provenance
Cliffe Castle, Keighley, auction of the contents, 1949.

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