A CHINESE 'SHI SOU' SILVER INLAID BRONZE GARLIC-MOUTH VASE 17TH/18TH CENTURY The compressed body...

A CHINESE 'SHI SOU' SILVER INLAID BRONZE GARLIC-MOUTH VASE

17TH/18TH CENTURY

The compressed body and tall neck decorated with a single butterfly amidst scrolling flowers and foliage, the neck with a raised rib, with a geometric border to the tall spread foot, the base with a two character Shi Sou mark, 16.5cm, 272g.

Provenance: from an English private collection, Hampshire.