Sale 2963
Hong Kong
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28 November 2012
Price realised
HKD 312,500
Estimate
A PAIR OF TRANSPARENT GREEN OCTAGONAL BOTTLE VASES DAOGUANG INCISED FOUR-CHARACTER MARKS WITHIN SQUARES AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850) Each vase is faceted into eight sides, supported on a straight foot and rising to a long neck of conforming shape. The material is of a transparent emerald-green tone. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) high (2)
Provenance
Benjamin Stein, Amsterdam, 2001
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