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A RARE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL MODEL OF A MYTHICAL BEAST
A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL ‘BAJIXIANG’ SPITTOONS, SUPPORTING A MOUNTED FRENCH CLOCK AND BAROMETER
ZHADOU The clock by Crosnier Horlogers du Roy, Paris; circa 1860-1873
Jiaqing The base modelled as a snarling beast, the head turned to its left
Each of octagonal form, decorated on the globular body with panels with bulging eyes and open jaws revealing sharp fangs beneath
enclosing archaistic scrolls above floral tendrils around the spreading fierce yellow eyebrows, its spine ending in a bushy tail, the body
foot, rising to a widely-flaring neck, and decorated on each facet with caparisoned with a saddle finely detailed with auspicious bats and
a lotus head borne on scrolling foliage supporting the Eight Buddhist chimes above crashing waves, all supporting a cylindrical French clock
Emblems, the interior rim similarly decorated, all reserved on an surmounted by a yellow bird with one leg raised, the 2.75in enamel
attractive purple ground. dial signed ‘Crosnier a Paris’ with Arabic hour and quarter numerals
13.5cm (5 1/4in) high (2). within a dotted minute border, the time read via a pair of pierced brass
hands, the French circular movement with spring barrel driving a lever
£2,000 - 3,000 platform escapement with cut and compensated bi-metallic balance,
CNY17,000 - 26,000 numbered to the backplate 260, the 2.75in silvered barometer dial
entitled ‘Barometre Aneroide’ and marked in French with five weather
清嘉慶 銅胎掐絲琺瑯蓮托八吉祥紋八方渣斗 一對 predictions, further marked with a trademark ‘FF’ within an oval, with
single blued steel hand.
32.5cm (12 3/4in) high.

£8,000 - 12,000
CNY69,000 - 100,000

銅胎掐絲琺瑯麒麟擺件
配約1860至1873年
巴黎Crosnier Horlogers du Roy製 法國時鐘及氣壓表

Provenance: a European private collection

來源： 歐洲私人收藏

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