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                A VERY RARE PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ                    清乾隆 掐絲琺瑯鳳穿牡丹團壽紋圓形蓋盒一對
                ENAMEL ‘PHOENIX’ CIRCULAR
                BOXES AND COVERS                                 款識:景泰年製
                                                                 來源:
                QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
                                                                 Bluett & Sons,倫敦,1964年2月11日 (圖一)
                Each cover is decorated on top with a stylised phoenix amidst   雷金納德暨莉娜.帕默伉儷珍藏,編號 (X)95
                leafy peonies, all enclosed by an outer band of scrolling peony
                blossoms, each box is further decorated on the sides with
                similar peony scrolls. The interiors of both boxes and covers
                are decorated with two archaistic phoenixes surrounding
                a shou (longevity) character. The bases are incised with
                apocryphal four-character marks reading Jingtai nian zhi.

                5¿ in. (13 cm.) diam.                    (2)

                HK$400,000-600,000
                US$52,000-77,000


                PROV ENA NCE:
                Bluett & Sons, London, 11 February 1964 (Fig. 1)
                The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. (X)95













































                                                           (Fig.1 圖一)

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