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VASE

Creator(s):

On view in: French Drawing Room


About this object

The vase is flattened with a domed cover and a lower part that bulges under a narrower neck. The vase is carved all around the lower part with freestanding and high relief carvings. They represent branches, leaves and flowers. The cover is similarly carved with one branch on top. The wooden ovoid base is carved in openwork and inlaid with silver.

Object name:
VASE
Made from:
Amethyst quartz
Made in:
China
Date made:
19th Century
Size:
24.1 x 23.5 cm (9 1/2 x 9 1/4 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
62.3.1-2
Class:
HARDSTONE
Signature marks:
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973