Vase - Ceramic - China

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Ceramic vase with lid converted into a lamp, dating to ca. 1900–1910, featuring a ceramic body with a gilded brass/bronze mount, a square classical base, and decorating with stylised phoenixes, peonies and butterflies in green, iron oxide and red glazes on a beige crackle ground, with the original lid adapted with a metal knob and a central hole for electrical conversion, weighing about 10 kg and offered in good used condition with minor signs of age and stains.

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Technical and stylistic description

Typology
• Vase with lid transformed into a lamp
• Ceramic body + mounting in gilded brass/bronze
• Classic-square base

Decoration
• Stylized phoenixes, peonies, butterflies → Chinese symbols of prosperity and rebirth
• Glazes in green, ferric, oxide red
• Beige crackle-finish background
• Geometric bands with an “orientalist” flair

Lid
• Original lid of the vase, adapted with a metal knob
• Central hole coherent with electrical conversion

Technical and stylistic description

Typology
• Vase with lid transformed into a lamp
• Ceramic body + mounting in gilded brass/bronze
• Classic-square base

Decoration
• Stylized phoenixes, peonies, butterflies → Chinese symbols of prosperity and rebirth
• Glazes in green, ferric, oxide red
• Beige crackle-finish background
• Geometric bands with an “orientalist” flair

Lid
• Original lid of the vase, adapted with a metal knob
• Central hole coherent with electrical conversion

Details

Era
1900-2000
Weight
10 kg
No. of items
1
Country of Origin
China
Material
Ceramic
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Height
55 cm
Width
25 cm
Depth
25 cm
Estimated period
1900-1910
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