A CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL AND FRENCH BRONZE GUERIDON
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A CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL AND FRENCH BRONZE GUERIDON

THE TOP EARLY 19TH CENTURY, THE BASE LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL AND FRENCH BRONZE GUERIDON
THE TOP EARLY 19TH CENTURY, THE BASE LATE 19TH CENTURY
The top decorated with a phoenix and flowers on a white ground above a stream, the frame with pierced gallery and three supports with a central kylin mount
28½ in. (73 cm.) high; 25 in. (64 cm.) diameter
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Lot Essay

This gueridon epitomises the French 'Japonisme' style fashionable during the second half of the 19th century. The style was popularised by the colonisation of East Asia, the export of Japanese works of art to the West during the Meiji period and Japanese displays at the Great Exhibitions. The stylistic vocabulary interprets Japanese motifs such as the geometric fretwork, exotic peacock, bamboo framework and flowered-liana. The combination of gilt and silvered bronze gives an iridescent finish in imitation of Japanese mixed-metal objects known as mokume.

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