A large Chinese coral vase and cover 19th century, the vase emerging from waves, carved in high relief with two scaly dragons contesting a flaming pearl at its base, two further dragons amidst clouds forming the handles, with bands of key fret at the rims, the cover's finial a phoenix, raised on a high hardwood stand carved as waves, 17.7cm. (3)

Provenance: Allan Gibson Hughes (1889-1938), of Chalfont, The Mount, Shrewsbury. Cf. R Davids and D Jellinek, Provenance, p.245 for details.