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A FINE PAIR OF LARGE BRIGHT SPINACH-GREEN JADE FACETTED BALUSTER VASES AND COVERS
EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Each plain octagonal body raised on a shallow pedestal foot, the neck flanked by a pair of loop handles issuing from the mouths of monster- masks and suspending loose rings, the domed covers similarly carved, the simplicity of the form, the angled facets and the high polish displaying the brilliance of the black-flecked, bright green stone
14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm.) high, box (2)
EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Each plain octagonal body raised on a shallow pedestal foot, the neck flanked by a pair of loop handles issuing from the mouths of monster- masks and suspending loose rings, the domed covers similarly carved, the simplicity of the form, the angled facets and the high polish displaying the brilliance of the black-flecked, bright green stone
14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm.) high, box (2)