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PROPERTY OF A SCANDINAVIAN LADY

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A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL TRIPOD CENSER AND COVER, DING
QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

The body is decorated with six large lotus blooms and scrolling foliage, above three tall cylindrical feet and
a waited neck decorated with chrysanthemums and foliage, all below a domed cover similarly decorated
between twin upright loop handles.
12Ω in. (31.5 cm.) high

£15,000-20,000  $22,000-28,000
                €19,000-25,000

PROVENANCE:                                                                                                     (mark)

The collection of Countess Karen Grote (1884-1963), who served as a missionary in Beijing in the early
20th century.

清乾隆 掐絲琺瑯纏枝蓮紋三足蓋爐 「乾隆年製」楷書款

來源:北歐私人珍藏,駐北京傳教士兼伯爵夫人Karen Grote (1884-1963)舊
藏,購於二十世紀初

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