A SILVER-INLAID BRONZE 'ROPE-TWIST' VASE SIGNED SHISOU, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY |

of baluster form, the exterior cast in relief with a band of 'rope-twist' pattern, set at the shoulder with lug handles suspending loose rings, decorated overall in silver inlay with archaistic plantain leaves, lotus and dragon motifs, Shisou mark