A CARVED MALLOW-SHAPED IVORY VASE

17TH CENTURY

HEIGHT: 11CM

The well-patinated pear-shaped vase rises to a slender waisted neck. The exterior is carved with six lobes extending from the rim to the foot. The base is conformingly carved with a stylised mallow flower.

SIMILAR EXAMPLE
A similar-shaped ivory vase from Sir Victor Sassoon Chinese Ivories Trust (T46) is published in Chinese Ivories from Shang to Qing, London, 1984, p. 167, Catalogue No. 214.

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