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QIANLONG-JIAQING PERIOD (1736-1820)
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A RARE PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL AND GILT-METAL LANTERNS AND COVERS
QIANLONG-JIAQING PERIOD (1736-1820)
Each has a circular, openwork body formed by latticework decorated with diaper pattern and 'joined' at the corners by large blue ruyi heads, between gilt-metal, petal-lappet borders and the flared foot and upper gallery cast in openwork with foliate-patterned ruyi heads. Each has a domed, rectangular cover with openwork decorative bands in cloisonné and gilt metal below a globular, blue glass finial.
17 in. (43.2 cm.) high
QIANLONG-JIAQING PERIOD (1736-1820)
Each has a circular, openwork body formed by latticework decorated with diaper pattern and 'joined' at the corners by large blue ruyi heads, between gilt-metal, petal-lappet borders and the flared foot and upper gallery cast in openwork with foliate-patterned ruyi heads. Each has a domed, rectangular cover with openwork decorative bands in cloisonné and gilt metal below a globular, blue glass finial.
17 in. (43.2 cm.) high