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A RARE CLOISONNE ENAMEL 明十六世紀 掐絲琺瑯寶鴨熏爐
‘MANDARIN DUCK’ INCENSE 配 清乾隆 掐絲琺瑯蓮瓣座

BURNER AND COVER 座：《乾隆年製》款
INCENSE BURNER: MING

DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
STAND: MARK AND PERIOD

OF QIANLONG

well cast in the round in the form of a standing mandarin
duck with one webbed foot raised, its gilt-bronze head slightly
turned to one side with its beak agape, inlaid with beady red
eyes in paste, the voluminous body brightly enamelled with
feathers, its back pierced with a circular aperture in the form
of a cash coin, all supported on a Qianlong period stepped
domed pedestal similarly decorated with cresting waves
crashing on rocky mountains, above detached lotus sprays
and lappet bands, the gilt base incised with a four-character
Qianlong reign mark within a double square
20 cm, 7⅞ in.

HK$ 900,000-1,200,000
US$ 115,000-154,000

Mark

206 SOTHEBY’S 蘇富比