A PAIR OF SMALL CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL POMEGRANATE-FORM VASES

18TH-19TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF SMALL CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL POMEGRANATE-FORM VASES
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The rounded vases are decorated around the sides with continuous lotus scroll. The five out-turned sepals that form the mouth rim are decorated with stylized petals on a speckled green ground.
4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) high

Lot Essay

Pomegranate-form vases are rarely found in cloisonné enamel. A single cloisonné enamel pomegranate-form vase, dated to the 18th century and decorated with fruiting pomegranates, sold at Christie's New York, 30 March 2005, lot 148.

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