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Langley Park, Buckinghamshire, prior to 1945

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A RARE AND LARGE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL AND GILT-BRONZE Provenance: Sir Robert Grenville Harvey (1856-1931) 2nd Baronet,
‘ELEPHANT’ TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER AND COVER, DING and Lady Emily Blanche Harvey (1872-1935), Langley Park,
Qianlong Buckinghamshire, and thence by descent
Modelled with deep rounded sides supported on three ‘elephant-head’
feet, each with a pair of protruding tusks and bejewelled harness, 來源：英格蘭白金漢郡蘭利莊園Robert Grenville Harvey二代從男爵
flanked at the shoulders with another pair of ‘elephant-head’ handles, （1856-1931）與Emily Blanche Harvey爵士夫人（1872-1935）
the body decorated with six lotus blossoms amidst dense foliate 伉儷舊藏，並由後人保存迄今
scrolls below a ruyi-head and key-fret border, enamelled with vivid red,
green, yellow, white, blue, pink and purple on a turquoise ground, the The present lot can be seen in a family photo of Langley Park.
pierced cover with three ruyi-shaped panels decorated with bats and The estate which was acquired in 1788 by Robert Bateson Harvey
longevity symbols, surrounded by intricately cast gilt openwork with remained in the ownership of the family until 1945.
further scrolling lotuses, surmounted by a superbly cast recumbent
elephant richly adorned across the body with bejewelled harness
and beaded garlands, the saddle with a miniature cloisonné enamel
offering bowl with ornately decorated gilt-bronze cover.
42.0cm (16 9/16in) high. (2).

£30,000 - 50,000
CNY240,000 - 390,000

清乾隆 銅胎掐絲琺瑯西番蓮紋象耳三足薰爐

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