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    17 September 2008

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    • AN UNUSUAL LAVENDER-BLUE OPAQU
    Lot 208

    AN UNUSUAL LAVENDER-BLUE OPAQUE GLASS BOTTLE VASE

    18TH CENTURY

    Price realised

    USD 10,000

    Estimate

    USD 10,000 - USD 15,000

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    AN UNUSUAL LAVENDER-BLUE OPAQUE GLASS BOTTLE VASE
    18TH CENTURY
    The ovoid body raised on a circular foot and surmounted by a tall cylindrical neck, the flat mouth revealing a paler sky-blue inner layer, base with Qianlong four-character mark within a square
    10 3/8 in. (26.3 cm.) high

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