Vase (1) - Peking glass - Crane, Pine tree - A rare maroon overlay glass vase - China - 18th-19th century
A rare maroon overlay glass vase, Qianlong, of slender ovoid form flaring to the rim, carved through the richly swirling dark overlay to the bubble suffused white base metal, with a continuous scene of an eagle perched in a pine, looking down at a stag and a flying crane, the base and rim left in the maroon, 10cm high by 6cm wide Minor casting flaws including some slight crackle.
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A rare maroon overlay glass vase, Qianlong, of slender ovoid form flaring to the rim, carved through the richly swirling dark overlay to the bubble suffused white base metal, with a continuous scene of an eagle perched in a pine, looking down at a stag and a flying crane, the base and rim left in the maroon, 10cm high by 6cm wide Minor casting flaws including some slight crackle.