AN IMPERIAL CLOISONNE ENAMEL AND GILT VESSEL AND COVER

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AN IMPERIAL CLOISONNE ENAMEL AND GILT VESSEL AND COVER
QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE-SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD

The cylindrical body raised on three stylized elephant-head legs and flanked with rectangular handles, enamelled with multi-coloured lotus- heads issuing scrolling tendrils and smaller sprays on a turquoise ground, set between floral-scrolls on dark blue grounds, the gilt rim and base incised with a further floral meander, the domed cover enamelled with lotus-scrolls above a ruyi border, surmounted by a finial cast with two five-clawed dragons chasing a flaming pearl amidst cloud-scrolls, minor pitting to enamels
13 in. (33 cm.) high

Lot Essay

Compare the similar elephant-head legs on a cloisonne tripod incense burner described by Yang Boda as a 'fine specimen of cloisonne from Guangzhou' illustrated in Tributes from Guangdong to the Qing Court, p. 79, pl. 34.

(US$50,000-70,000)

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