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Lot 1106
Two Chinese Export Porcelain Vase Lamps
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
19th and 20th century, includes a porcelain vase hand painted in Rose Medallion pattern with a gilt chilong dragon in high relief encircling the neck, vase has been drilled and secured in metal and wooden mounts as a lamp, with single lightbulb fitting, metal longevity finial (some chips with loss to dragon; a firing and glaze flaw and nick to side of vase; vase not examined outside of the mounts), and a hexagonal shaped vase with brown ground populated by pink flowers and butterflies, shaped registers are hand painted with Chinese figures in outdoor landscape, key motif above foot rim, two foo lion faux handles flank the neck, vase drilled and secured in wooden mounts as a lamp, with single lightbulb fitting and metal longevity finial (damage around rim where secured to wooden mount; vase not examined outside of the mounts), both lamps come together with fabric lampshades.

HOA 24 1/4 in.

From the Collection of a Piedmont, North Carolina Gentleman