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PAIR OF SMALL TURQUOISE PORCELAIN BOTTLES AND AUBERGINE AND …
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82
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PAIR OF SMALL TURQUOISE PORCELAIN BOTTLES AND AUBERGINE AND …
See original version (French)
Estimate €300 - €500
Voluntary lot
Description
PAIR OF SMALL TURQUOISE PORCELAIN BOTTLES AND AUBERGINE AND TURQUOISE PORCELAIN VASE, China, Qing dynasty, 18th century
A pair of globular-bodied vases with tubular necks, gilt-bronze mounts of later date, the baluster-shaped vase with two handles in the form of fantastic animal heads; one of the smaller vases has an accident to the neck and a detached mount, the bases are pierced, the larger vase is deformed and restored
H. 16 and 39 cm (6 ¼ and 15 ¼ in.)
Provenance:
Belgian aristocratic collection
Collection of Paul May (1872-1934), Belgian diplomat (Secretary of the Legation in Peking in 1899 and Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in Peking from 1917 to 1920);
Then inherited by the current owner
A pair of small turquoise-glazed bottles vases and an aubergine and turquoise-glazed vase, China, Qing dynasty, 18th century
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Lot description modified on 05/28/2026 at 3:04 PM
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