the sides carved with scrolling lotus above lappets and the rim pierced with scrolling foliage, all raised on three cabriole legs issuing from the heads of mythical beasts and terminating in paw feet, the domed cover with a flowerhead knop, the stone of dark green color with black flecking, wood stand (3)

Sotheby's New York, 28th October 1977, lot 256.