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QIANLONG (1736-95)
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A CLOISONNE ENAMEL BLUE-GROUND GILT-METAL TRIPOD INCENSE-BURNER AND DOMED COVER
QIANLONG (1736-95)
Globular, supported on scrolled legs capped in dragon-carp heads at their junctions with the vessel, and applied at the shoulders with two openwork chilong handles, the cover surmounted by an openwork finial pierced with scrolling lotus and chrysanthemum, enamelled around the body with scattered stylised flowerheads borne on curled leafy stems below pendent lappets around the shoulders and a band of florettes around the neck, the design similarly repeated on the cover and the feet
9¾ in. (24.7 cm.) high
QIANLONG (1736-95)
Globular, supported on scrolled legs capped in dragon-carp heads at their junctions with the vessel, and applied at the shoulders with two openwork chilong handles, the cover surmounted by an openwork finial pierced with scrolling lotus and chrysanthemum, enamelled around the body with scattered stylised flowerheads borne on curled leafy stems below pendent lappets around the shoulders and a band of florettes around the neck, the design similarly repeated on the cover and the feet
9¾ in. (24.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Alfred Morrison Collection
Fonthill Heirlooms (lacking label)
Fonthill Heirlooms (lacking label)
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