A PAIR OF GILT-DECORATED BLUE-GROUND BOTTLE VASES, MARKS OF GUANGXU
A PAIR OF GILT-DECORATED BLUE-GROUND BOTTLE VASES, MARKS OF GUANGXUEstimate $10,000 – $15,000
- Lot Sold $7,500 (Hammer Price)
- $9,000 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
each globular body rising from a short straight foot, a raised band below the shoulders and tall waisted neck with flaring rim, decorated in gilding with a pair of dragons confronted on a flaming pearl, the shoulders with a lotus strapwork and shou character band, all reserved on a rich blue ground, the base inscribed in gilding with a six-character mark
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39CM
PROVENANCE
Sir Percy Spender, KCVO, K ST,KBE, Sydney
John Spender, QC, Sydney