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AN IRON-RED AND GILT-DECORATED
MODEL OF A BAT
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The creature is modelled with outstretched wings
holding a ribbon in its beak attached to a fruiting
branch on its back. Its features are highlighted in
gilt on an iron-red ground.
2 in. (5.1 cm.) wide
£6,000-8,000 $8,500-11,000
€6,900-9,200

清十八/十九世紀 礬紅地描金福壽
雙全擺件

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AN IRON-RED-DECORATED ‘DRAGON’
WINE CUP
GUANGXU SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN
UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD
(1875-1908)
The cup is enamelled and gilt to the exterior with
two striding iron-red dragons chasing the faming
pearl, the fve claws and the teeth are highlighted
in white enamel. The foot is encircled by a band of
tumultuous waves. The rim is gilt.
2º in. (5.7 cm.) diam.
£2,000-3,000 $2,900-4,200
€2,300-3,400

PROVENANCE
From the collection of a Nordic gentleman,
acquired in Asia in the 1950s.

清光緒 礬紅彩描金雙龍戲珠紋杯
六字楷書款
來源:北歐私人舊藏,於1950年代購自
亞洲

(mark)

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