Sale 7381
London
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24 - 25 January 2007
Price realised
GBP 28,800
Estimate
A CHINESE CELADON JADE TWIN-HANDLED VESSEL LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY In the form of a peach, carved in high relief and in openwork with bats in flight, the knarled fruiting and flowering tendrils forming the base and handles, pierced and carved wood stand 7 in. (17.7 cm.) wide
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