Lot Essay
Compare the pair of Buddhist altar fittings with similar cloisonne enamel stands illustrated in Chinese Cloisonne, The Clague Collection, fig.48 and a related seated Deity, fig.47
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A PAIR OF CLOISONNE ENAMEL AND GILT-BRONZE ALTAR ORNAMENTS
18TH/19TH CENTURY
Each with a figure of a smiling Immortal sitting cross-legged on a lotus pod set into layers of gilt-bronze petals, all above zoomorphic handles, a jar with flaring ribbons, and a waisted spreading foot decorated with swirling waves and two rows of lappets
12in. (32.5cm.) high (2)
18TH/19TH CENTURY
Each with a figure of a smiling Immortal sitting cross-legged on a lotus pod set into layers of gilt-bronze petals, all above zoomorphic handles, a jar with flaring ribbons, and a waisted spreading foot decorated with swirling waves and two rows of lappets
12in. (32.5cm.) high (2)