Sale 2645
New York
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21 June 2012
Price realised
USD 32,500
Estimate
A PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN BLUE AND WHITE BALUSTER VASES AND COVERS KANGXI PERIOD Painted in inky tones of cobalt-blue with two deer standing beside rocky cliffs growing with pine trees, three cranes flying among swirling clouds in a moonlit sky above, a border of ribbon-tied emblems on the necks, the covers en suite 16¾ in. (42.5 cm.) high (4)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 23-24 January 2002, lot 27.
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