PROPERTY FROM A NEW YORK ESTATE
A PAIR OF MOTTLED JADEITE RECTANGULAR BALUSTER VASES AND COVERS
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A PAIR OF MOTTLED JADEITE RECTANGULAR BALUSTER VASES AND COVERS
Each plain, faceted body carved on one side above the pedestal foot with a monster mask suspending a loose ring and on the shoulder with long-tailed dragons crawling through the angular scroll handles towards the rim, the cover surmounted by a Buddhistic lion finial, with keyfret bands at the rims, the icy stone of pale greenish-white tone suffused with splashes of apple green and some russet mottling, bases drilled --10 7/8 in. (27.8cm.) high, gilt-wood stands (2)
Each plain, faceted body carved on one side above the pedestal foot with a monster mask suspending a loose ring and on the shoulder with long-tailed dragons crawling through the angular scroll handles towards the rim, the cover surmounted by a Buddhistic lion finial, with keyfret bands at the rims, the icy stone of pale greenish-white tone suffused with splashes of apple green and some russet mottling, bases drilled --10 7/8 in. (27.8cm.) high, gilt-wood stands (2)