A RARE LARGE SOAPSTONE-EMBELLISHED CLOISONNE ENAMEL RUYI

THE PROPERTY OF A LADY

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A RARE LARGE SOAPSTONE-EMBELLISHED CLOISONNE ENAMEL RUYI
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

The S-shaped handle enamelled on both sides in tones of white, yellow, lime-green, iron-red and blue against a turquoise ground to depict stylised lotus sprays and arabesques, inset on the ruyi-head, mid-section of the handle and terminus, with three bracket-lobed soapstone plaques carved in deep relief with peaches growing from leafy branches, the largest plaque with the addition of a pair of bats
18 3/8 in. (46.6 cm.) long, box

Lot Essay

Previously sold in these Rooms, 28 October 2002, lot 775.

A comparable cloisonné enamel ruyi sceptre, inset with jade plaques, from the Clague Collection, is illustrated by C. Brown, Chinese Cloisonné, The Clague Collection, Phoenix Art Museum, 1980, pl. 42.

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