Sale 9868
London, South Kensington
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11 June 2004
Price realised
GBP 4,780
Estimate
A famille verte ovoid vase, Kangxi finely painted with shaped panels of a bird and butterflies among flowering branches and rockwork on reserves of scrolling foliage, and geometric motifs interspersed by panels of precious objects -- 17½in. (44.4cm.) high.
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