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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A CLOISONNE ENAMEL 'LANDSCAPE' BOX AND COVER
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A CLOISONNE ENAMEL 'LANDSCAPE' BOX AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The circular cover brightly enamelled on the top surface with a landscape roundel, with buildings and pavilions in an idyllic lakeside setting grown with pine and wutong trees, a bridge arched over a meandering stream, and blue mountains in the background, the curved sides of the box and cover with clusters of colourful blossoms borne on a scrolling leafy vines against a rich sapphire-blue ground, all raised on a slightly splayed ring foot encircling the base enamelled with a large stylised blossom surrounded by leaves and tendrils on a turquoise ground
9 in. (23 cm.) diam., box
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The circular cover brightly enamelled on the top surface with a landscape roundel, with buildings and pavilions in an idyllic lakeside setting grown with pine and wutong trees, a bridge arched over a meandering stream, and blue mountains in the background, the curved sides of the box and cover with clusters of colourful blossoms borne on a scrolling leafy vines against a rich sapphire-blue ground, all raised on a slightly splayed ring foot encircling the base enamelled with a large stylised blossom surrounded by leaves and tendrils on a turquoise ground
9 in. (23 cm.) diam., box