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18TH CENTURY
Details
A WHITE JADE PEAR-SHAPED BOTTLE VASE
18th century
The globular body well carved in low relief with an archaistic band of pairs of confronted phoenixes below a band of upright feathers on the neck interrupted by a pair of elephant-head handles suspending loose rings, the exterior of the everted rim and the side of the pedestal foot encircled by a narrow keyfret border, the softly polished stone of white color with some opaque white inclusions
7 7/8in. (20cm.) high, wood stand
18th century
The globular body well carved in low relief with an archaistic band of pairs of confronted phoenixes below a band of upright feathers on the neck interrupted by a pair of elephant-head handles suspending loose rings, the exterior of the everted rim and the side of the pedestal foot encircled by a narrow keyfret border, the softly polished stone of white color with some opaque white inclusions
7 7/8in. (20cm.) high, wood stand
Provenance
Oriental Art Gallery, London.