14th Nov, 2014 9:00 GMT/BST
Autumn Fine Art Sale
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A Pair of Massive Cantonese Porcelain Vases, 19th century, of baluster form, the trumpet necks with
Provenance: Cliffe Castle, Keighley, Auction of the Contents, 1949
This lot is very similar to the pair sold by these salerooms in July 2014. It is unusual to find two such large pairs from one source
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One with large chip to tail of one handles. Both with loss to neck frill on one dragon on shoulders. Other minor chips and losses to applied decoration. Some wear and losses to enamels and wear to gilding. 281014
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