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19TH CENTURY
Details
A ROCK CRYSTAL VASE AND COVER
19TH CENTURY
The baluster vase is carved and pierced around the lower body with a crane standing amongst branches of fruiting peach and lingzhi fungus. The shoulder has twin lingzhi-shaped handles with loose rings. The domed cover is carved with a bird amongst a peach branch.
9 ½ in. (24 cm.) high
19TH CENTURY
The baluster vase is carved and pierced around the lower body with a crane standing amongst branches of fruiting peach and lingzhi fungus. The shoulder has twin lingzhi-shaped handles with loose rings. The domed cover is carved with a bird amongst a peach branch.
9 ½ in. (24 cm.) high
Provenance
Christie's New York, 18 September 2003, lot 115.
Property from a Private Swiss Collection.
Property from a Private Swiss Collection.
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