18TH/19TH CENTURY

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AN OPAQUE LEMON-YELLOW GLASS FACETED VASE
18TH/19TH CENTURY
The vase is fluted into eight concave facets, with the pear-shaped body rising to a long neck, supported on a tall foot. The opaque glass is of an even bright yellow tone throughout.
5 ? in. (15 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

Compare the present lot to two similar yellow faceted vases, one with a Yongzheng mark and one with a Qianlong mark, in the Andrew K.F. Lee Collection, illustrated in Elegance and Radiance, The Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000, nos. 15 and 18, respectively. Also see a Yongzheng example sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 1 June 2011, lot 2862.

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