Lot Essay
The mark may be translated, 'A precious antiquity handed down through the generations'.
18TH CENTURY
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AN UNUSUAL BRONZE DOUBLE VASE
18th Century
Cast as side-by-side pear-shaped vases raised on pedestal feet and conjoined at the necks by a twisted, tasseled cord tied in bows at the sides, with a gold and olive-brown spattered patina, the base of each cast with a four-character seal mark, Shigu zhibao
10in. (27.3cm.) high, wood stand
18th Century
Cast as side-by-side pear-shaped vases raised on pedestal feet and conjoined at the necks by a twisted, tasseled cord tied in bows at the sides, with a gold and olive-brown spattered patina, the base of each cast with a four-character seal mark, Shigu zhibao
10in. (27.3cm.) high, wood stand