18TH CENTURY

Compare the similar cloisonné and champlevé enamel lantern sold at Christie's, London, 15 May 2012, lot 95, which is raised on an additional pedestal base decorated in champlevé enamel with waves and conch shells. See, also, the pair of cloisonné and champlevé enamel lanterns sold at Christie's New York, 24-25 March 2011, lot 1617.