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PROPERTY FROM THE SPRINGFIELD MUSEUMS, SOLD TO SUPPORT ART ACQUISITIONS AND COLLECTIONS CARE
A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL TRIPOD CENSER AND COVER
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
Details
A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL TRIPOD CENSER AND COVER
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
Both the globular body and the domed cover are decorated with gilt quatrilobed panels of raised flowers reserved on a turquoise ground decorated with various motifs. The censer is raised on three cabriole legs emerging from dragon heads and is flanked by a pair of gilt dragon handles with leafy bodies. The cover is surmounted by a tall stylized leafy finial.
19 ¾ in. (50.2 cm.) high
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
Both the globular body and the domed cover are decorated with gilt quatrilobed panels of raised flowers reserved on a turquoise ground decorated with various motifs. The censer is raised on three cabriole legs emerging from dragon heads and is flanked by a pair of gilt dragon handles with leafy bodies. The cover is surmounted by a tall stylized leafy finial.
19 ¾ in. (50.2 cm.) high
Provenance
George Walter Vincent Smith (1832-1923), Springfield, Massachusetts, acquired prior to 1910.
Brought to you by
Vicki Paloympis (潘薇琦)
Head of Department, VP, Specialist