Lot 310: Pair of Chinese Stoneware Funerary Vases Mounted as Table Lamps

Pair of Chinese Stoneware Funerary Vases Mounted as Table Lamps
19th/20th Century

A pair of Chinese stoneware funerary vases, the cylindrical bodies with applied entwined serpents above a band of standing figures in relief, each mounted on a wooden base and fitted as a table lamp with unusual custom shades.
vase height 17 inches, total height 29 inches
Provenance: Collection of Barbara Rothschild Michaels and Roger Michaels of New York City and Ossining, New York; many items passed through the family from the Estate of Herbert and Nannette Rothschild
Condition: Surface wear and firing imperfections; lamp fittings and shades later.

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Estimate: $200- $400

Auction Date: October 25, 2025

Realized Price: $244