Lot 1253 , A large Chinese famille verte phoenix vase, Republic period, H. 43.5cm

A large Chinese famille verte 'phoenix' vase, Republic period, H. 43.5cm
Estimate £200-300

Provenance - The present owner lived and worked in Hong Kong in the late1960s and purchased this vase from an antique dealer in Hong Kong on 12 February 1968. The vase comes with an original certificate from The Curios Furniture & Miscellaneous Utensils & Hardware Merchants, 370 Queens Road Central Hong Kong.

There are three very small hairline cracks at the rim, light surface scratches throughout, wear and bubbling to paint in areas. Typical minor flaws in the manufacture including light speckling throughout.


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Sold for £240