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• Auction House:
  Sotheby's Australia
• Sale Name:
  Collections: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design
• Sale Date:
  20 Mar 2019 ~ 6pm (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  59
• Lot Description:
  A large archaistic carved wood 'champion' vase late Qing dynasty
  the wood resembling agarwood, in the form of a pair of cylindrical vessels, each carved with two broad friezes of archaistic wavy bands and scrolls on a lei wen ground, supported on splayed feet and centred with a stylised phoenix standing on the head of a crouching lion, its angular scroll wings displayed over both vases, the reverse with an archaic style mythical beast forming the loop handle, an incised rectangular seal mark on its tail, supported on the protruding hind quarters of the lion, an inscription around the mouth rims and above the foot on one side below an incised double gourd mark
  50.3 cm high
• Estimate:
  A$7,000 - 9,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Oriental

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