Fine Chinese Works of Art, Paintings & Calligraphy - 22nd May 2018

Lot 137

A CHINESE BEIJING OPALESCENT SEA-GREEN COLOURED GLASS VASE TONGZHI MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1862-74...

Estimate £600 - £1,000 | Hammer £2200

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Description

A CHINESE BEIJING OPALESCENT SEA-GREEN COLOURED GLASS VASE TONGZHI MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1862-74 The mallet-shaped body with a tall tapering neck, the slightly recessed base with a four character incised mark within a square, 18.5cm. Cf. S Marchant & Son, Exhibition of Chinese Glass, The Hope Danby Collection, pp.32-33, no.17 for a closely related vase.