TALL CHINESE PORCELAIN VASE W/ CRANES: A Qing dynasty, tall hexagon sided porcelain vase with an elongated neck, flared rim and wide shoulders tapering down to an octagonal base and flared foot, character signed on one panel. The sides decorated in under-glaze blue with a scene of cranes in a landscape, bands of blooming lotus and rectangular panels of flowers and characters, all reserved against a scrollwork background and mounted as a lamp. Lamp total height: 39”, Height of lamp and wood base: 23.75”h.
PROVENANCE: From the mass international collection of the living estate of a former Executive for Levi Strauss International, who traveled the world for the firm buying and shipping denim before retirement and as a Broker of Real Estate in San Francisco, Maine and Florida. He received a B.A. from the University of Omaha, and remains a lead Donor of their Alumni Association today; he earned his Master’s Degree at Ohio State where he served on the Dean’s Staff. He was a Vice-President, 3-term President and still Serves on the Board of Directors for the Lee Memorial Auxiliary. He is a Director on the Board for the Fort Myers Community Concert Association and Sponsor of Southwest Florida Symphony. He is also the Benefactor of Healthcare Educational and Endowment Grants - with a specific generosity for patients of HIV/AIDS, healthcare workers, & of volunteers for the sick and under-privileged.

Free of chips and restoration; the clear glaze with a fine craquelure, but a 2"l hairline crack at the lip.