Asian Art II - 14th November 2018
Lot 449
A NEAR PAIR OF CHINESE ARCHAISTIC TURQUOISE GLAZED HU-SHAPED VASES PROBABLY KANGXI Each with a...
Estimate £3,000 - £5,000
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A NEAR PAIR OF CHINESE ARCHAISTIC TURQUOISE GLAZED HU-SHAPED VASES
PROBABLY KANGXI
Each with a pear-shaped body with elephant head handles with gilt bronze rings, moulded with flowerheads and scrolling foliage below a band of ruyi-heads and lappets, the short flared feet with bands of waves, raised on reticulated ormolu stands, 34cm. (4)
Provenance: a Hong Kong private collection, purchased from Mrs Marina Rainey, January 2008.