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PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION Another cloisonné enamel tripod censer, of different form, with
PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
A GILT-BRONZE AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL lotus-scroll decoration and incised four-character Qianlong
A PAIR OF GILT-BRONZE AND CLOISONNÉ TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER mark and of the period, with additional incised character,
ENAMEL JARDINIERES is illustrated in Helmut Brinker and Albert Lutz, Chinese
QING DYNASTY, JIAQING PERIOD MARK AND PERIOD OF QIANLONG Cloisonné. The Pierre Uldry Collection, Zurich, 1989, nos. 245,
245a. Brinker and Lutz discuss this use of a supplemental
of quadrilobed section, supported on ruyi feet, decorated character with the reign mark found on some cloisonné pieces
with scrolling lotus on a dark blue ground and yellow ground PROVENANCE of the Qianlong period, suggesting these characters refer to
rim Galerie 41, Monaco, 20th October 2006. locations or possibly, when related pieces are assembled, the
(2) globular set with loop handles, decorated with scrolling lotus characters confer a salutation or propitious wish (ibid. p. 74).
each approx. 19.5 cm, 7⅝ in. against a turquoise ground, the base with an inset bronze Brûle-parfum tripode en bronze doré et émaux cloisonnés,
square incised with the four-character mark in a horizontal marque et époque Qianlong
PROVENANCE line above the character han
12 x 11 cm, 4¾ by 4⅜ in.
Galerie 41, Monaco, 20th October 2006. ‡ 8 000-12 000 €
Compare a related incense burner from the Rolf Heiniger
For an early Ming prototype, see an example from the Qing
court collection and still in Beijing, illustrated in Metal-Bodied collection, similarly marked, but with a detached character 清乾隆 掐絲琺瑯蓮紋沖天耳三足爐
Enamel Ware. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the jie, sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 11th April 2008, lot 2806. 《乾隆年製 漢》
39 Palace Museum, 2002, no. 20, p. 22. The companion piece to the latter, with a four-character
mark and a single detached character han, was offered in our 來源 :
Paire de jardinières de forme quadrilobée en bronze doré et London rooms, 11th May 1978, lot 76. Galerie 41，摩納哥，2006年10月20日
émaux cloisonnés, dynastie Qing, époque Jiaqing

‡ 10 000-15 000 €
清嘉慶 掐絲琺瑯蓮紋海棠式花盆一對
來源 :
Galerie 41，摩納哥，2006年10月20日

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PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL AND GILT-BRONZE
‘PHOENIX’-HANDLED VASE
QING DYNASTY
of upright section, with a globular body surmonted by a
broad tubular neck and flanged rim, set with phoenix handles
suspending loose rings, decorated with taotie, the neck
surrounded with stiff leaves
25 cm, 9⅞ in.
PROVENANCE
Galerie 41, Monaco, 20th October 2006.
Another example of this vase in the Palace Museum, Beijing,
is illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace
Museum, Enamels, vol. 3, Cloisonné in the Qing Dynasty,
Beijing, 2011, pl. 110, and another, possibly the same vase is
illustrated in situ in the Hall of Fragrance in the Forbidden
City, published in Hu Chui, The Forbidden City. Collection of
Photographs by Hu Chui, Beijing, 1998, p. 71. Compare also a
related vase of slightly larger size, sold in our London rooms,
4th April 1966, lot 111.
Rare vase archaïsant en bronze doré et émaux cloisonnés,
dynastie Qing
‡ 6 000-8 000 €
清掐絲琺瑯獸面紋雙環耳瓶
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Galerie 41，摩納哥，2006年10月20日 Mark

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