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LOT 2114

Chinese Green Glazed Vessel

20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER

10 7/8 in. (654 grams, 27.5 cm).

Octagonal in section comprising two gourds and a scooped neck, with low-relief ornament of coins and other features. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

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LOT 2114

Chinese Green Glazed Vessel

Sold for (Inc. bp): £33

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