Lot 172:
Sold for £140 hammer
Estimate £100-£150
A pair of Chinese 'Dragon' vases, each of double gourd form rising from splayed footrim, relief cast with roundels depicting dragons in pursuit of the flaming pearl, further detailed with Buddhistic emblems, each flanked with moulded dragon handles, in all over lemon-yellow, pink and green enamels, before a turquoise ground, Qianlong seal marks to base but later, height 25cm. (2)
Condition report
The relief decoration is very delicate and has several areas of losses to point throughout each vase, most notably the pearls and dragons fingers.
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