Lot Essay
A near identical cloisonne enamel mountain-form brushrest also with a Qianlong mark, is illustrated by H. Brinker and A. Lutz, Chinese Cloisonne: The Pierre Uldry Collection, Zurich, 1989, pl. 273.
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A FINE AND RARE SMALL CLOISONNE ENAMEL BRUSHREST
QIANLONG INCISED FOUR-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
Formed as a three-point mountain of slightly crescent section, enamelled on each side with a lotus bloom on the central prominent mount, with scrolling tendrils connecting to two smaller flowers on the flanking mounts, all above a ruyi band and raised on a gilt-bronze stand cast with a classic scroll
2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm.) wide
QIANLONG INCISED FOUR-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
Formed as a three-point mountain of slightly crescent section, enamelled on each side with a lotus bloom on the central prominent mount, with scrolling tendrils connecting to two smaller flowers on the flanking mounts, all above a ruyi band and raised on a gilt-bronze stand cast with a classic scroll
2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm.) wide