Lot Essay
A virtually identical cloisonné and gilt-metal lantern sold at Christie's New York, 19-20 September 2013, lot 1635.
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18TH-19TH CENTURY
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A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL AND GILT-METAL LANTERN
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The base is decorated in cloisonné enamel as a wind-tossed sea swirling around four shells that project from the corners. The central section is formed by two conjoined lozenges with openwork gilt-metal panels on the narrow sides, all set between bats amidst clouds above and below. The tiered six-sided superstructure is also decorated in cloisonné enamel, and surmounted by a hardstone finial.
20 ½ in. (52 cm.) high
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The base is decorated in cloisonné enamel as a wind-tossed sea swirling around four shells that project from the corners. The central section is formed by two conjoined lozenges with openwork gilt-metal panels on the narrow sides, all set between bats amidst clouds above and below. The tiered six-sided superstructure is also decorated in cloisonné enamel, and surmounted by a hardstone finial.
20 ½ in. (52 cm.) high
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