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A PAIR OF LARGE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL ‘CRANE’ CENSERS AND                          From the private collection of the Ghezzi family, Switzerland
COVERS                                                                        Christie’s New York, 22 March 1999, lot 71.
19TH CENTURY
                                                                              清十九世紀 掐絲琺瑯仙鶴形爐一對
Each crane is modelled standing on a rocky base with its long neck stretched  來源:瑞士Ghezzi家族珍藏,1999年3月22日於紐約佳士得拍賣,拍品
upwards and its head turned inquisitively to one side. The feathers are       第71號
naturalistically depicted and the back and wings are made as a separate
section, forming the cover.                                                                                                                                                             47
30 in. (76.2 cm.) high (2)

£15,000-20,000  $19,000-25,000
                €18,000-23,000
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