Lot Essay
Compare two similar examples from the Uldry Collection, illustrated in Helmut Brinker and Albert Lutz, Chineisches Cloisonne Die Sammlung Pierre Uldry, Museum Rietberg, Zurich, 1985, pl. 54 and 56
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QIANLONG (1736-95)
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A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL TRIPOD CENSER
QIANLONG (1736-95)
Of compressed form with a slightly recessed neck, the sides applied with gilt bronze coiled dragon handles, supported by three elephant feet, decorated around the body with a continuous lotus scroll below a band of ruyi to the rim, the underside with chrysanthemums and foliage
8 in. (20.3 cm.) wide, carved and pierced wood cover with jade finial
QIANLONG (1736-95)
Of compressed form with a slightly recessed neck, the sides applied with gilt bronze coiled dragon handles, supported by three elephant feet, decorated around the body with a continuous lotus scroll below a band of ruyi to the rim, the underside with chrysanthemums and foliage
8 in. (20.3 cm.) wide, carved and pierced wood cover with jade finial
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