Lot 126
  • 126

A pair of Chinese underglaze blue and gilt-decorated cylindrical vases, now mounted as lamps 19th century

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description

  • porcelain, metal
  • height of object 13 1/2 in.; height with fittings 26 in.
  • 34.5 cm; 66 cm

Provenance

Sold Sotheby's New York, October 21-22, 1999, lot 358

Condition

Wired for electricity. Not visibly drilled; not examined under mounts. Rubbing and wear to gilded decoration. Hairline crack to one (approximately 7 in.) Please note that this lot does not come with lamp shades.
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