Sale 6258
London
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23 May 2012
Price realised
GBP 2,000
Estimate
A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE VASE KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722), LATER MOUNTED AS A LAMP Decorated with a continuous scene of acrobatic horsemen performing in front of a seated dignitary with four female musicians and an attendant in an extensive rocky river landscape, fitted for electricity without being drilled, with waisted cream silk shade with pink fringe 13 in. (33 cm.) high, excluding fittings or shade
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