Sale 7913
London, South Kensington
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5 March 1998
Price realised
GBP 207
Estimate
A pair of Chinese cloisonne and gilt bronze mallet shaped vases decorated with broad bands of birds amongst flowers and foliage, stiff leaves and ruyi heads on rust, turquoise and black grounds -- 8¼in. (21cm) high. (2)
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Specialist Sarah Reynolds highlights the sumptuous work of the Pre-Raphaelites’ second and third generations
Specialist Camille de Foresta explains how these two large beasts were made some 1,000 years ago to accompany their Chinese owner into the afterlife