Gu-Form Vase
Chinese, 19th century, elaborately carved semi-translucent bright green to pale lavender jade Gu-form vase, rectangular open top, carved foo lion and loose ring handles, key borders at top and base, stepped bronze base with paw feet, with custom made pagoda silk shade, jadeite rings and pierced floral finial, 9 in., 12 in. with base, 29 1/2 in. including finial fracture to top rim at corner, inclusion/crack extending through body, vase drilled to convert to lamp. Provenance: John Frederick and Elizabeth Maue, New York/Jersey City, New Jersey, by descent
Condition
fracture to top rim at corner, inclusion/crack extending through body, vase drilled to convert to lamp