Due vasi in corallo traforato Cina, prima metà del secolo XX

Corallium japonicum ; some white and brown natural stains all over the surface ; left vase : the cover is glued to the vase ; marks of olg glue under the base ; some brown natural flaws all over the surface ; right vase : cover and wood base are stuck to the vase ; natural tiny holes in the coral as well as brown inclusions specially to the back and to the right side of the vase ; the actual color is less red, more orange than the catalogue illustration would suggest.
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