Sale 1794
New York
|
24 January 2007
Price realised
USD 5,040
Estimate
A PAIR OF CHINESE IMARI APOTHECARY BOTTLES KANGXI PERIOD With a formal arrangement of lotus vine bearing blooms, a tasselled collar around the necks 10¼ in. (26 cm.) high, the slightly larger (2)
Provenance
Benjamin F. Edwards III Collection
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