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                  A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL CRANES
             223  Late Qing Dynasty
210 | BONHAMS     Each crane finely cast and enamelled with one leg
                  slightly raised and resting on rocks, their long necks
                  slightly curved, with long beaks and red crest, the
                  body with a dense pattern of gilt wires, the wings
                  with small turquoise and large dark greyish-blue
                  feathers similar to the tail feathers, wood stands.
                  Each overall 76cm (29 7/8in) high (4).

                  £10,000 - 15,000
                  HK$120,000 - 180,000
                  CNY97,000 - 150,000

                  清末 銅胎掐絲琺瑯仙鶴立像一對

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                  A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL ‘BAJIXIANG’ SHRINE
                  Cyclically dated to Wuxu year, corresponding to
                  AD1898 and of the period
                  The sectional pavilion raised on a waisted lotus
                  pedestal ending in a scalloped edge, the hexagonal
                  body set with an arched door surrounded by six
                  columns and fences above a border of scrolling
                  lotus enclosing a six-character inscription, enamelled
                  throughout with the Eight Buddhist Symbols
                  reserved on a turquoise ground, the sloping roof
                  with raised ridges terminating with gilt dragon
                  heads, beneath an bud-shaped finial covered by a
                  coin-shaped opening, decorated with polychrome
                  designs of two writhing dragons contending a
                  flaming pearl on a bright yellow ground.
                  47cm (18 1/2in) high (3).

                  £5,000 - 8,000
                  HK$59,000 - 94,000
                  CNY48,000 - 77,000

                  戊戌年(公元1898年)
                  銅胎掐絲琺瑯八吉祥紋香亭
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