PAIRE DE LUDUAN FORMANT BRÛLE-PARFUMS EN ÉMAUX CLOISONNÉS

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WORKS OF ART FROM THE SCHRODER COLLECTIONThe Schroder family – a family of bankers and art collectorsThe Schroder family came to England from Hamburg in the late eighteenth century and became one of Europe’s most successful merchant bankers. Johann Friedrich Schroder established a trading company in London around 1801 and was later joined by his brother, Johann Heinrich (1784-1883), who set up his own business in 1818, J. Henry Schroder & Co.Johann Heinrich was succeeded by his son, Baron Sir John Henry (1825-1910), who acquired works of art on a grand scale. He displayed his extensive collection at The Dell, an old hunting lodge on the edge of Windsor Great Park. His collection included Chinese cloisonné enamel, Medieval and Renaissance silver, pictures, Sevres porcelain, gold snuff boxes and Renaissance works of art.John Henry had no children, and appointed his nephew, Baron Bruno Schroder (1867-1940) as his heir. On his death in 1910, Christie’s London held an important two-day sale of works from his collection including Sevres, gold boxes, and antique and Renaissance cameos and intaglios.Christie’s is delighted to present these four Chinese cloisonné enamel works of art from the collection of Baron Sir John Henry.

PAIRE DE LUDUAN FORMANT BRÛLE-PARFUMS EN ÉMAUX CLOISONNÉS

CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, XVIIIÈME-XIXÈME SIÈCLE

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PAIRE DE LUDUAN FORMANT BRÛLE-PARFUMS EN ÉMAUX CLOISONNÉS
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, XVIIIÈME-XIXÈME SIÈCLE
Ils sont représentés assis en miroir, l'un tournant la tête vers la gauche et l'autre vers la droite. Leur gueule ouverte surmontée d'une corne laisse apparaître leurs crocs acérés. Leur corps est recouvert d'écailles turquoise et une crête sur le dos ainsi qu'une crinière sous leur gueule sont figurées par des volutes vert foncé.
Hauteur : 19,5 cm. (7 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Acquired by Baron Sir John Henry Schröder (1825-1910) and by descent to Baron Bruno Schroder (1933-2019).

Special notice

ƒ: In addition to the regular Buyer’s premium, a commission of 5.5% inclusive of VAT of the hammer price will be charged to the buyer. It will be refunded to the Buyer upon proof of export of the lot outside the European Union within the legal time limit. (Please refer to section VAT refunds)

Further details

A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL LUDUAN CENSERS
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

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Lot Essay

Mythical beasts of this form are known as luduan, legendary creatures capable of distinguishing between good and evil. Because of these qualities, incense burners of this form were placed beside or in front of the imperial throne to symbolise that the emperor, protected by these animals, was a virtuous and intelligent ruler. The present lot may be compared to a pair of cloisonné enamel mythical beast censers from the Qianlong period sold at Christie's, Paris, 8 December 2021, lot 78.

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