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PROPERTY FROM A NEW YORK PRIVATE
COLLECTION
A PAIR OF CLOISONNE ENAMEL
BEAKER VASES
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
each of archaistic fanggu form, the central
section decorated to each side with a stylized
taotie mask, the high spreading foot with pendent
plantain leaves alternating with lotus scrolls,
the wide trumpet neck similarly decorated, the
corners applied with notched vertical ! anges, the
interior of the mouth with further lotus scrolls,
two matching square plates each with seven
apertures for placing set into the vases to hold
stems or ritual implements (4)
Height 17½ in., 44.6 cm
PROVENANCE
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Marcel Boucher
(1898–1965), acquired prior to 1969, and thence
by descent.
$ 10,000-15,000
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Marcel Boucher 1898 1965 ͸ᙨϗᔛd੻׵ 593
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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF ANN AND
GORDON GETTY
A HEXAGONAL CLOISONNE AND
FROSTED GLASS LANTERN
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
of faceted ovoid shape set over a conforming
stand with six feet and crowned by a ! aring rim
of the same form, each side centered with a
large frosted glass roundel set into a turquoise-
blue openwork ‘coin’-lattice panel framed by
a polychrome openwork ! oral scroll border,
polychrome openwork scrolling lotus sprays to
each side of the base, shoulder, and rim, the
metal borders gilt, the interior lined with white
silk, wired for electricity
Height 15⅛ in., 28.4 cm
$ 30,000-50,000
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