An 18th Century Chinese Imari vase, with later European gilt metal mounts, the bulbous vase decorated in underglaze blue and red and gilt with phoenix and a grotesque beast among rock work and branches, 33cm high/see illustration

CONDITION REPORT:
Ormolu mounts are very rubbed and worn, the gilt to the ceramic jar is worn otherwise good, but we cannot see under the mounts to see the rim and the base