PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN FROM A EUROPEAN FAMILY COLLECTION
A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE RUBY-GROUND STUPAS
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A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE RUBY-GROUND STUPAS
LATE QIANLONG
Each finely enamelled in brilliant tones with a ring of ferocious dragons suspending two tiers of multi-coloured jewels above the lotus petal shaped opening surrounded by flames and flanked by a lotus meander, the conical roof with twelve recessed registers, each decorated with tiny flower scrolls, surrmounted by a draped platform supporting a ribboned vase and cover, the stepped base with further lotus sprigs and lotus lappet borders reserved on a turquoise ground (finial to vases chipped, shallow chips to edges, enamel flakes)--12 1/4in. (31.5cm.) high (2)
LATE QIANLONG
Each finely enamelled in brilliant tones with a ring of ferocious dragons suspending two tiers of multi-coloured jewels above the lotus petal shaped opening surrounded by flames and flanked by a lotus meander, the conical roof with twelve recessed registers, each decorated with tiny flower scrolls, surrmounted by a draped platform supporting a ribboned vase and cover, the stepped base with further lotus sprigs and lotus lappet borders reserved on a turquoise ground (finial to vases chipped, shallow chips to edges, enamel flakes)--12 1/4in. (31.5cm.) high (2)