Lot 183
  • 183

A pair of flambé-glazed bottle vases Qing dynasty, 19th century

Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • porcelain and wood stand
each with a pear-shaped body rising to a cylindrical neck, covered overall in a purplish-violet glaze streaked with milky lavender-blue, thinning to white at the rim, wood stands

Condition

Both vases in very good condition with the exception of minor glaze firing imperfections. Both vases with a burst glaze bubble just under the rim.
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