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a pair of gilt-metal mounted celadon-glazed bottle vases for the Turkish market
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a pair of gilt-metal mounted celadon-glazed bottle vases for the Turkish market

THE PORCELAIN KANGXI (1662-1722), THE MOUNTS TURKISH

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a pair of gilt-metal mounted celadon-glazed bottle vases for the Turkish market
the porcelain Kangxi (1662-1722), the mounts Turkish
Each of pear shape with knopped neck, carved around the body with a continuous peony scroll, the rim gilt-metal mounted and chain-linked to an onion-shaped cover with crescent finial
11½ in. (29.5 cm.) high overall (2)
Provenance
Sotheby's London, 31 October and 1 November 1972, lot 33
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

Two very similar vases with similar mounts are in the Topkapi Saray Museum, one of which is illustrated by R. Krahl and J. Ayers, Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul, 1986, vol.III, colour plate p.924 and p.1152, no.2774.

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