A CHINESE CARVED MALACHITE 'PHOENIX' VASE
19TH CENTURY
The flattened cylindrical vase carved with a band of shallow-relief 'C'-scrolls, and supported on the back of an archaistic phoenix, its tail curling upwards and terminating in a swirl, the stone of bright green tone with darker striations
5½ in. (13 cm.) high
A CHINESE CARVED MALACHITE 'PHOENIX' VASE
19TH CENTURY
The flattened cylindrical vase carved with a band of shallow-relief 'C'-scrolls, and supported on the back of an archaistic phoenix, its tail curling upwards and terminating in a swirl, the stone of bright green tone with darker striations
5½ in. (13 cm.) high
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