A fine bronze stand for a Chinese vase or bowl with a barbed profile, mounted on squat cabriole legs. Height: 2 3/8 in.; diameter: 5 ½ in. Interior diameter of rim: approx 4 ¼ in. 19th century, probably European.This stand was so superbly made I just couldn’t pass it up though I didn’t have a vase to go with it. It was made in two carefully machined parts, the rim section fitting precisely into the base. Close examinat ...click for details
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