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LOT 1639
Chinese Blue and White Vase
LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/4 in. (392 grams, 18.5 cm).
With a piriform body and flared foot, short cylindrical neck with floral motifs; the body with dense floral and vegetal motifs; central scene of two birds flanking a large lotus flower; four characters to the base. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
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