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A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ ENAMELED ARCHAISTIC DUCK
VESSELS
18th/19th century
The facing pair posed with their heads turned slightly forward and
their tail feathers curved inward toward their webbed feet as each
supports a separately cast beaker vase on its back, the wire- outlined
decorations highlighted in subtle colors on the turquoise ground and
the exposed metal surfaces finished in gilt.
14in (35.5cm) high
US$18,000 - 25,000
Provenance
purchased from Sotheby’s, New York sale 8171, 30 March 2006, lot
179
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