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March 19, 2016 11:00 AMCalender
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Tall Square Pewter Vase

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Auction: Asian Works Of Art - 2885BLocation: BostonDate / Time: March 19, 2016 11:00AM

Description:

Tall Square Pewter Vase, China, 20th century, with tapering sides and rounded shoulder, flaring mouth with straight rim, resting on a soldered two-tiered stem foot, decorated in applied brass with auspicious plants on four sides and a band of banana leaf lappet around the neck, "made in Hong Kong" mark to base, with a square wood stand, ht. 18 1/4 in.

Provenance: The pewter collection of Ruth Raymond, Beacon Hill, who began collecting in the 1940s.
Estimate $400-600

minor surface scratches, small parts of applied details detached from the pewter body.


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Keywords

Ruth Raymond, China