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RARE WHITE PEKING Antique Fine Art Glass 4" Jars White w/ Imperial Jade Overlay
$ 277.2
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Description
WHITE PEKINGANTIQUE FINE ART GLASS
LIDDED JARS
MADE IN CHINA AROUND LATE 1800'S
THESE UNIQUE AND RARE PIECES
STAND 3
3/4
" TALL, ONE SLIGHTLY
TALLER THAN THE OTHER, 2
3/4
" WIDTH AT
THE BELLY AND THE LARGER MOUTH IS 1
1/3
"
DIAMETER WHILE THE SMALLER MOUTH IS 1".
THE JESUITS WHO HELPED ESTABLISH
THE GLASS MAKERS OF CHINA ESPECIALLY FOR THE FORBIDDEN CITY AS EARLY AS THE 17th CENTURY
HELPED EVOLVE A FINE QUALITY ART GLASS.
THESE TWO DECANTERS WHERE FASHIONED IN WHITE GLASS WITH GREEN GLASS OVERLAY CUT OUT IN A FLORAL AND FAUNA DESIGN AND THEN HAND CARVED ON OVERLAY.
"CHINA" IS CARVED ON BOTTOM
OF ONE OF THE JARS.
BOTH JARS ARE SOLD AS A SET FOR ONE PRICE.
THESE JARS ARE INTACT WITH THEIR LIDS AND HAVE ONLY A FEW VERY MINUTE CHIPS AROUND
THE MOUTH OF JAR UNDER LIDS.