Pair of Fahua -style Meiping Vases

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Pair of Fahua-style Meiping Vases, China, each decorated with raised flowers, rocks, and butterflies, with turquoise and straw glazes on deep purple ground, tall lappets around the base, ht. 12 in.
Estimate $600-800

One vase: restoration to top rim. Other vase: small rip chips, approximately 6 inch vertical crack to body, numerous small drill holes surrounding the base one inch from the bottom with associated glazed flaking, loss glaze along foot rim.

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