Sale 8519
London, South Kensington
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30 September 1999
Price realised
GBP 138
Estimate
A pair of Chinese cloisonne bottle vases decorated with peach sprays on black key fret grounds -- 8in. (21.6cm) high; a pair of Japanese cloisonne lobed baluster vases decorated with flowers and foliage on turquoise c-scroll grounds -- 8in. (21.6cm) high; a Chinese cloisonne botttle vase decorated with flowers and foliage on a turquoise key fret ground -- 10in. (27.3cm) high; a black ground cloisonne baluster vase decorated with blossom and butterflies -- 10in. (25.4cm) high; a rounded rectangular box and cover decorated with floral motifs -- 3in. (8.9cm) wide; and an enamelled copper model of a seated monk -- 3in. (7.6cm) high, all 19th/20th Century. (8)
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