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The cicada was a symbol of immortality
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CIRCA 1670-1680
Details
A Dutch Delft blue and white chinoiserie baluster vase
Circa 1670-1680
Inspired from Chinese Transitional period examples, the light blue ground decorated with a mandarin by a brasero and his servants near to a meadow with horses, further with an acrobat holding a pole, the shoulders with lappets, the base with cicada motifs, the upright neck with dentils
36cm high
Circa 1670-1680
Inspired from Chinese Transitional period examples, the light blue ground decorated with a mandarin by a brasero and his servants near to a meadow with horses, further with an acrobat holding a pole, the shoulders with lappets, the base with cicada motifs, the upright neck with dentils
36cm high
Special notice
Christie's charge a buyer's premium of 20% (VAT inclusive) for this lot.