• Christies auction house James Christie logo

    Sale 7100

    FINE CHINESE PORCELAINS AND ENAMELS

    London

    |

    9 November 2004

    Browse Sale
Previous Lot
Search
Next Lot
    • A RARE AND FINE LARGE CLOISONN
    Lot 48

    A RARE AND FINE LARGE CLOISONNE ENAMEL GILT-BRONZE CIRCULAR TRIPOD 'DRAGON' DISH

    FIRST HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY

    Price realised

    GBP 45,410

    Estimate

    GBP 6,000 - GBP 8,000

    Follow lot

    A RARE AND FINE LARGE CLOISONNE ENAMEL GILT-BRONZE CIRCULAR TRIPOD 'DRAGON' DISH
    FIRST HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY
    Supported on three broad gently splayed bracket feet pierced with archaistic taotie-masks, the slightly concave base rising to wide flared sides and with an upturned and everted rim, enamelled in the centre of the interior with a pair of blue two-clawed chilong amongst leafy scrolling stems bearing flowering lotus, below eight further lotuses around the well in alternating colours of pink, purple, blue and yellow, each supporting one of the Eight Buddhist Emblems, and a band of ruyi lappets around the rim, the exterior with a similar lotus scroll above green honeycomb diaper pattern containing blue flowerheads on the underside
    17½ in. (44.5 cm.) diam.

    Provenance

    Alfred Morrison Collection
    Fonthill Heirlooms (label lacking)

    Contact us

    • Contact Client Service

      info@christies.com

      New York +1 212 636 2000

      London +44 (0)20 7839 9060

      infoasia@christies.com

      Asia +852 2760 1766

    Lot Essay

    Compare a smaller dish in the Uldry Collection decorated with similar dragons in the centre, but with less elaborate lotus scrolls, illustrated by H. Brinker and A. Lutz in Chinesisches Cloisonné: Die Sammlung Pierre Uldry, cat. no. 239.

    Other information

    Special Notice


    No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis


    Recommended features

      • Virtual tour: Handbags x HYPE
      • Virtual tour: Handbags x HYPE at Christie’s New York

        The viewing showcases the most comprehensive selection of limited-edition handbags and Supreme accessories to ever come to Christie’s.

      • Luxury Living: Homes with TV a
      • Luxury Living: Homes with TV and film connections

        From Hawaii to New York, five properties that stars of the entertainment industry have called home (both in real life and on screen)

Share
Email
Copy link