AN UNUSUAL QUARTZ CRYSTAL, CLOISONNE AND CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL LOTUS BASKET
AN UNUSUAL QUARTZ CRYSTAL, CLOISONNE AND CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL LOTUS BASKET

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AN UNUSUAL QUARTZ CRYSTAL, CLOISONNE AND CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL LOTUS BASKET
QIANLONG INCISED FOUR-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

The basket is formed with jagged carved crystal supporting a cloisonné enamel platform decorated with multi-hued lotus scrolls surrounding the central aperture which contains sprays of lotus blossoms, leaves and pods, naturalistically rendered in champlevé enamel with shaded petals, veining and worm-eaten holes, the basket set with an upright arched gilt-bronze handle incised with floral scrolls and the reign mark on the interior surface, all raised on a gilt-wood pedestal with frothing waves and sea creatures (the base a later replacement)
18 1/2 in. (47 cm.) high

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