19th Century Bronze Vase.  China

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An item from my private collection from back in the late 1960s.  Acquired from the heirs of a sea captain whose last trading voyage was on the ship, The Puritan.  That voyage was in the 1870s.  One large phoenix covers this vessel.

Stand not included.  A true gem.  4″ tall x 2.25″ in diameter.