QIANLONG/JIAQING PERIOD (1736-1820)

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A PAIR OF CLOISONNE ENAMEL QUAIL-FORM INCENSE BURNERS
QIANLONG/JIAQING PERIOD (1736-1820)
Each shown standing with head turned to the side and beak open, the separately made wings forming the cover for the circular aperture in the back, with turquoise body and multi-colored wings
5 in. (12.7 cm.) high (2)

Lot Essay

Compare the single quail incense vessel illustrated by H. Brinker and A. Lutz, Chinese Cloisonné: The Pierre Uldry Collection, Asia Society, New York, 1989, no. 330; and the pair illustrated in the exhibition catalogue, Oriental Works of Art, Gerard Hawthorn Ltd., Oriental Art, London, June 2004, no. 36.

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