A LARGE GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE ARCHAISTIC VASE QING DYNASTY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY | 清十七/十八世紀 銅錯金銀仿古夔鳳紋雙耳大瓶

A LARGE GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE ARCHAISTIC VASE

QING DYNASTY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY

清十七/十八世紀 銅錯金銀仿古夔鳳紋雙耳大瓶

of rounded baluster shape, the tall neck with a flared rim and set with a pair of phoenix head handles, the shoulder cast with confronting kui phoenix alternating with medallions enclosing radiating flower heads, the foot and body similarly decorated with raised flanges enclosing archaistic phoenix, all reserved against a leiwen ground and highlighted with gold and silver inlays

Height 48 cm, 18 4/5 in.