A RARE CANTON ENAMEL TRIPOD CENSER AND COVER

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A RARE CANTON ENAMEL TRIPOD CENSER AND COVER
QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD

Of inverted bell shape on three cabriole legs, the domed cover with a rockwork handle, set with corresponding medallions on the body depicting a European couple on a cliff overlooking a lake, the body and neck further embellished with florettes reserved on a gilt ground, the interior in pale blue enamel (some restoration and wear)--15. 3/4in. (40cm.) high

Lot Essay

Compare the related vase sold in these Rooms, 31 March 1992, lot 922; cf. also the similar vase from the Palace Museum, Beijing, included in the exhibition, Tributes From Guangdong to the Qing Court, Catalogue, p.85, also illustrated in Zhongguo Meishu Quanji, The Crafts, vol.10, Gold, Silver, Glass and Enamels, col.pl.347

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