Sale 7574
London
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24 April 2008
Price realised
GBP 4,000
Estimate
A PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL PEAR-SHAPED VASES LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENTURY Each of pear-shaped form, with Greek-key borders at neck and base, the body decorated with flowers including lotus, chrysanthemum, camellia, peony and finger-citrus, on a turquoise ground 17 in. (43 cm.) high (2)
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 17 November 1980, lot 57.
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