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A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE ‘LANDSCAPE’ JARDINIÈRE PROVENANCE:
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
Private European Collection, acquired prior to 1990.
清乾隆 青花亭樓山水紋獅耳銜環大缸
Compare this jardinière to a similar example at Sotheby’s London, 13
The oval-shaped jardinière is decorated with a continuous riverside July 2005, lot 243.
landscape depicting fgures at leisurely pursuits amongst trees and
pavilions. The neck is decorated with fower sprigs, the shoulder fanked
by Buddhist lion-mask handles.

20√ in. (53 cm.)

£2,000-5,000 $3,100-7,600
€2,800-6,800

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593 PROVENANCE:

A PAIR OF MARBLE-INSET WOOD STANDS Private European Collection, acquired prior to 1990.
19TH CENTURY

清十九世紀 木嵌大理石方幾

Each square-formed wood stand is raised on four legs surmounted by a
lion mask and inset with a marble top. The sides are carved with hanging
borders of scrolling lotus and geometrical scrolls.

16 in. (41 cm.) wide, 18 Ω in. (47 cm.) high, 16 in. (41 cm.) deep (2)

£600-1,000 $910-1,500
€820-1,400

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