Harcroft House Sale
Live Auction, 18 November 2019
Session One
Lot Estimate
ZAR 12 000 - 15 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 25 036
About this Item
A Chinese ivory 'champion' vase and cover
the sides of the double cylindrical body applied with a pair of carved dragon-and-ring handles, the front carved with taotie mask-and-ring handle, accented with cabochon-cut turquoise stone bosses, the reverse carved with contesting dragons before fret-key borders, the conjoined covers united by a pair of contesting dragons, 46,5cm high
*This lot is not suitable for export
Notes
Purchased 20 January 1981 from P.C. Lu & Sons Ltd, 'Works of Art', Peninsula Hotel, Mezzanine Shop ML - 7., West Arcade, Ground Floor, Shop No.8, Kowloon, Hong Kong and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity
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