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18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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A PAIR OF CHINESE CORAL, SEED PEARL AND KINGFISHER FEATHER-EMBELLISHED DOUBLE GOURD VASES
18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Each vase enveloped in an intricate network of coral beads decorated with wan and shou characters in seed pearls and further embellished with kingfisher feathers encircling the foot and neck, fitted with floral sprigs with agate petals and hardstone and jadeite leaves, as well as stalks of millet in yellow opaque glass and kingfisher embellishments and a gilt-bronze halberd
16 ¾ in. (42.5 cm.) high, wood stands
18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Each vase enveloped in an intricate network of coral beads decorated with wan and shou characters in seed pearls and further embellished with kingfisher feathers encircling the foot and neck, fitted with floral sprigs with agate petals and hardstone and jadeite leaves, as well as stalks of millet in yellow opaque glass and kingfisher embellishments and a gilt-bronze halberd
16 ¾ in. (42.5 cm.) high, wood stands
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
Items which contain rubies or jadeite originating in Burma (Myanmar) may not
be imported into the U.S. As a convenience to our bidders, we have marked
these lots with Y. Please be advised that a purchaser¹s inability to import
any such item into the U.S. or any other country shall not constitute
grounds for non-payment or cancellation of the sale.
With respect to items that contain any other types of gemstones originating
in Burma (e.g., sapphires), such items may be imported into the U.S.,
provided that the gemstones have been mounted or incorporated into jewellery
outside of Burma and provided that the setting is not of a temporary nature
(e.g., a string).