Details
A JADEITE VASE AND COVER
19TH CENTURY
The flattened baluster form vase has two mask handles with loose rings. The body is carved in low relief with a wide band of stylised C-scroll motifs above a lappet border. The cover is joined to the vase with a linked chain and surmounted by a flowering branch. The stone is of a mottled green hue with some brown inclusions.
8 ½ in. (21.5 cm.) high, wood stand
19TH CENTURY
The flattened baluster form vase has two mask handles with loose rings. The body is carved in low relief with a wide band of stylised C-scroll motifs above a lappet border. The cover is joined to the vase with a linked chain and surmounted by a flowering branch. The stone is of a mottled green hue with some brown inclusions.
8 ½ in. (21.5 cm.) high, wood stand
Provenance
Property from a Private Swiss Collection, amassed between 1963 and 1980.
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