A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE BUTTERFLY BOTTLE VSES, GUANGXU SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN IRON-RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1875-1908)
A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE BUTTERFLY BOTTLE VSES
GUANGXU SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN IRON-RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1875-1908)
Each vase is decorated to the globular body and neck in bright enamels and gilt with a colourful multitude of butterflies with a gilt-bordered band of alternating lotus and shou characters to the shoulders. Further bands of ruyi heads and lappets encircle the mouth rim and the base.
15 ½ in. (39.5 cm.) high
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A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE BUTTERFLY BOTTLE VSES
GUANGXU SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN IRON-RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1875-1908)
Each vase is decorated to the globular body and neck in bright enamels and gilt with a colourful multitude of butterflies with a gilt-bordered band of alternating lotus and shou characters to the shoulders. Further bands of ruyi heads and lappets encircle the mouth rim and the base.
15 ½ in. (39.5 cm.) high
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PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN GENTLEMAN
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