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A MAGNIFICENT PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ 清乾隆 掐絲琺瑯太平有象尊一對
ENAMEL FIGURES OF CAPARISONED
ELEPHANTS 來源:
溫斯頓·邱吉爾（1874-1965）（傳）
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795) 斯賓克，倫敦
The elephants are modelled in mirror image, each standing 亞里斯多德·奧納西斯（1906-1975）
foursquare with its head slightly turned to one side. The olive green 瑪麗亞·卡拉絲（1923-1977）
body is inlaid with wavy gilded cloisons representing the wrinkled Boisgirard & Associes，巴黎，1978年6月14日，拍品71號
hide. The backs are adorned with a saddle and draped with a blanket A & J Speelman Ltd.，倫敦
enamelled with a lively upright five-clawed dragon, poised to Christopher Bruckner，倫敦
capture a 'flaming pearl' floating amidst ruyi clouds, above crested 文德爾伉儷舊藏
waves breaking against jagged rocks on a blue ground. The back is
set with a small gilt-bronze saddle cast and chased with lotus scrolls 香港佳士得，《華彩熠然—文德爾伉儷珍藏掐絲琺瑯器》，
and embellished on both sides with turquoise and blue beads and 2012年5月30日，拍品3907號
surmounted by a square vase with loose ring handles.
20æ in. (52.5 cm.) high (2)

HK$3,000,000-5,000,000 US$390,000-640,000

P R O V E NAN C E :
Winston Churchill (1874-1965) Estate, by repute
Spink & Son Ltd., London
Aristotle Onassis (1906-1975)
The Estate of Maria Callas (1923-1977)
Boisgirard & Associes, Paris, 14 June 1978, lot 71
A & J Speelman Ltd., London
Christopher Bruckner, London
The Mandel Collection
Sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, Masterpieces of the Enameller's art from the
Mandel Collection, 30 May 2012, lot 3907

fig. 1 Eastern Chamber, Yangxindian
圖一 養心殿東暖閣

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