A PAIR OF LARGE PAINTED ENAMEL VASES

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$ 20 000
Auction dateClassic
23.09.2022 08:30UTC -04:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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USA, New York
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ID 807559
Lot 818 | A PAIR OF LARGE PAINTED ENAMEL VASES
A PAIR OF LARGE PAINTED ENAMEL VASES

18TH CENTURY

Each vase is of tapering octagonal section with a short, flared neck and splayed foot, painted on each main side with a central panel enclosing a xi (happiness) character and bordered by the Eight Buddhist Emblems (bajixiang). The neck is decorated with cartouches enclosing floral sprays below the rim decorated with keyfret, all reserved on a bright turquoise ground.

14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm.) high





Provenance

Acquired prior to 1973 and thence by descent to the present owner.
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