Sale 1877
New York
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19 September 2007
Price realised
USD 12,500
Estimate
A GREENISH-WHITE JADE MUGHAL-STYLE OVOID VASE AND COVER The sides of the thin-walled vase carved in Mughal style in low relief with a stylized foliate spray, with narrow pierced leaf scrolls on the narrow sides below loose rings pendent from flower stem handles, repeated as the knop of the cover, with further small leaf scrolls flanking the tall oval neck, the translucent stone of greenish-white color 11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm.) high, box
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