Sale 7424
London, South Kensington
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28 November 1996
Price realised
GBP 1,380
Estimate
A Ming cloisonne broad pear-shaped vase with gilt-bronze handles modelled as ho-o, decorated with bands of scrolling lotus interspersed with flowersprigs below lappets to the neck, on a turquoise ground -- 16½.in (42cm) high, Jingtai four-character mark, the handles 18th/19th Century, (small bruises, pitting, old wear). See Colour Plate.
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