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(US$3,500-4,000)
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A BEIJING-ENAMELLED RED GLASS BIRD FEEDER
QIANLONG
Of barrel shape, the metal of a translucent rich ruby-red tone, the ends each mounted with a Beijing-enamelled medallion enclosing a shou character encircled by ruyi-heads and multi-coloured intertwining ruyi-scrolls and pink bats, reserved on a pale blue ground, framed by gilt-metal mounts worked with flower-scrolls
2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) wide, crystal stand
QIANLONG
Of barrel shape, the metal of a translucent rich ruby-red tone, the ends each mounted with a Beijing-enamelled medallion enclosing a shou character encircled by ruyi-heads and multi-coloured intertwining ruyi-scrolls and pink bats, reserved on a pale blue ground, framed by gilt-metal mounts worked with flower-scrolls
2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) wide, crystal stand