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    24 April 2008

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    • A PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNE EN
    Lot 348

    A PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL PEAR-SHAPED VASES

    LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENTURY

    Price realised

    GBP 4,000

    Estimate

    GBP 1,500 - GBP 2,500

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    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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