A CHINESE CARNELIAN AGATE VASE AND COVER (2)
Late Qing/Republic period
Of flattened ovoid form, carved in high with two phoenix amongst flowering lotus, the cover with two further phoenix holding lotus buds in their beaks, 23cm high. Provenance: The property of Admiral Sir Geoffrey Layton, sold Sotheby's London, 17th July 1956, lot 119
Bidding ended. Lot is unsold.
Shallow chip around the rim. some losses, mostly minor, to the carved decoration
