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Lucien J. Jerome, British Consul to Mexico,  217
circa 1900                                   A SMALL CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL BOTTLE VASE
                                             Qianlong
                          217                Supported on a straight foot, the compressed
206 | BONHAMS                                globular body brightly enamelled with flowering and
                                             fruiting sprays of prunus and peaches below two
                                             bands of ruyi heads, the neck flanked by a pair of
                                             gilt lion-mask handles suspending loose rings, with
                                             a domed cover surmounted by a lotus bud finial,
                                             with a probably later incised Qianlong four-character
                                             mark, later cover.
                                             9cm (3 1/2in) high (2).

                                             £6,000 - 8,000
                                             HK$71,000 - 94,000
                                             CNY58,000 - 77,000

                                             清乾隆 銅胎掐絲琺瑯花卉纏枝紋小瓶

                                             Provenance: Lucien J. Jerome, British Consul to
                                             Mexico, circa 1900, by repute

                                             來源: 傳為英國駐墨西哥領事Lucien J. Jerome藏
                                             品,得於約1900年

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                                             A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL TRIPOD INCENSE
                                             BURNER AND A COVER
                                             Qianlong five-character mark and of the period
                                             The censer of slightly compressed globular form
                                             with a waisted neck applied with a gilt band and
                                             two loop handles, the exterior brightly enamelled
                                             with lotus blooms borne on leafy scrolls, all on a
                                             bright turquoise ground, the stepped domed cover
                                             enamelled with a band of stylised flower heads
                                             surmounted by a gilt knop finial.
                                             10.3cm (4in) wide (2).

                                             £6,000 - 8,000
                                             HK$71,000 - 94,000
                                             CNY58,000 - 77,000

                                             清乾隆 銅胎掐絲琺瑯番蓮紋乳足爐
                                             「乾隆年製」、「溪」楷書鑄款

                                             Provenance: Lucien J. Jerome, British Consul to
                                             Mexico, circa 1900, by repute

                                             來源: 傳為英國駐墨西哥領事Lucien J. Jerome藏
                                             品,得於約1900年

                                             Compare with a similar cloisonné enamel tripod
                                             incense burner, illustrated in Compendium of
                                             Collections in the Palace Museum: Enamels 2:
                                             Cloisonné in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911),
                                             Beijing, 2011, pl.224.
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