A £5200 trade bid ends Chinese puzzle

“Is it 19th century?” a London dealer inquired of this unusual famille verte vase illustrated right which had been consigned to Woolley & Wallis’s sale with its partner, the more classical, yen yen vase, far right.

Both pieces had been purchased in Shanghai before the War by a relative of the vendors, Frederick An…

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