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PROPERTY FROM AN ENGLISH PRIVATE COLLECTION
A LARGE CLOISONNE ENAMEL MOONFLASK
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD
the attened circular body, rising from a short oval spreading
foot to a cylindrical neck and gilt-bronze-mounted everted
rim, applied to the shoulders and neck with two gilt-bronze
phoenix-scroll handles, decorated to each side in bright
enamels with a dense design of peony amongst leaves and
rockwork on a turquoise ground
58 cm, 22¾ in.
PROVENANCE
Sotheby’s London, 17th December 1996, lot 199.
:£ 15,000-20,000
HK$ 145,000-193,000 US$ 18,700-24,900
1996 12 17 199
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