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    Sale 5101

    Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art

    London, South Kensington

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    9 November 2007

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    • A famille verte octagonal balu
    Lot 176

    A famille verte octagonal baluster vase and cover, Kangxi (1662-1722)

    Price realised

    GBP 1,875

    Estimate

    GBP 1,500 - GBP 2,000

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    A famille verte octagonal baluster vase and cover, Kangxi (1662-1722)
    each facet decorated with butterflies and flowering sprays growing amidst rockwork including tree peony, chrysanthemum and prunus, below the rim with floral sprays, the domed conforming cover with a pearl finial, decorated with auspicious emblems on the rim below butterflies and floral sprays on the facets -- 12 7/8in. (30.1cm.) high.

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