Lot 1229
  • 1229

A set of four gilt-bronze mounted Chinese blue porcelain vases mounted as lamps 20th century

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

  • porcelain, glaze
  • 50cm. high, 1ft. 7¾in.

Provenance

Christie’s South Kensington, European Works of Art, 1 October 1997, lot 364.

Condition

It is not possible to inspect the porcelain out of the gilt-bronze mounts. In overall very good condition, wityh minor glaze firing imperfections and surface scratches. The gilt-bronze is in good original condition, with minor tarnishing and oxidization consistent with age. Very decorative.
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