A WHITE OVERLAY BLUE BEIJING GLASS VASE

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A WHITE OVERLAY BLUE BEIJING GLASS VASE
19TH CENTURY

Of slender baluster shape with everted neck, carved through an opaque white overlay with birds amongst various flowers rising from rockwork and lappets at the foot to the clear deep blue ground - 8 3/4 in. (22.3 cm.) high

Lot Essay

A globular bottle vase similarly carved with opaque white birds amongst foliage on a deep blue ground, dated to the 18th century, was included in the exhibition Chinese Jewellery and Glass, Spink & Son Ltd., 1989, Catalogue col. pl. 85