CHINESE BRONZE DRAGON BOTTLE VASE,Late Qing/early Republic Period. Cast with two dragons chasing the flaming pearl of wisdom in high relief, the foot with two character mark, (the surface lacquered to prevent tarnish). 晚清/民國 銅直頸瓶 - 16 in. high. Estimate $300-400
PROVENANCE: Estate of Alice Ingersoll Nagle, Chevy Chase, MD, through family descent from her father, Admiral Royal Eason Ingersoll, Western Sea Frontier commander during World War II