A pair of Chinese hardstone-inlaid gilt bronze 'dragon and phoenix' moonflasks

Reference: ART1004593

Each vase is of moonflask form with a garlic head and two handles, one vase is decorated with panels and handles depicting twin dragons and the other with twin phoenix. The designs are highlighted with hardstone inlays. Both vases bear an apocryphal Qianlong mark to the base.

Provenance: from a private Dutch collection.