BALUSTRA VASE, CHINA, 18th CENTURY in bronze with silver filigree decoration of two geometric friezes on the neck and shoulder, the second decorated with medallions with filigree decoration of flowers and two faces of applied qilim forming sockets. Inscription on reverse: Huang kao zhi bao, fu zu zo zi zi yong yong ("a treasure made by the father, which future generations will treasure and use from generation to generation"). Traces of cleaning product, dents, minor knocks Height: 31 cm - Gross weight: 2.9 kg