A RARE CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL GARDEN SEAT

SECOND HALF 17TH CENTURY

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A RARE CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL GARDEN SEAT
SECOND HALF 17TH CENTURY
Of barrel form with openwork sides formed by interlocking circular bands decorated with lotus scroll and applied on two sides with lion- mask handles suspending loose rings, between bands of applied bosses and bands of archaistic dragons, the top decorated with three buddhistic lions surrounding a foliate medallion and separated by Buddhist emblems
17¾ in. (45 cm.) high

Lot Essay

Another cloisonné enamel barrel-shaped garden seat with openwork sides, dated to the second half of the 17th century, is illustrated by H. Brinker and A. Lutz, Chinese Cloisonné: The Pierre Uldry Collection, The Asia Society Galleries, New York, 1989, no. 178.

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