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A lArge CAnton pAinteD enAMel CirCulAr Box AnD A CloisonnÉ enAMel reCtAngulAr BrAzier
Cover Late Qing Dynasty
19th century The vessel enamelled with flying bats, the Eight Daoist attributes and
Painted with character panels surrounding a central shou roundel, on a the Eight Buddhist Emblems amongst auspicious clouds all on a blue
vibrant pink enamel ground reserved with butterflies, bats and insects ground and above a lotus lappet band, raised on four bracket feet, the
amongst a profusion of finger citron, peach sprays, lotus, peonies, base decorated with a ‘prunus and cracked ice’ pattern.
chrysanthemums and further leafy flowering stems, the cover interior with 37.4cm (14 3/4in) wide
a black and gilt medallion similarly decorated on a pink enamelled ground.
38cm (15in) diam. £800 - 1,200
CNY7,600 - 11,000
£1,500 - 2,000 HK$9,500 - 14,000
CNY14,000 - 19,000
HK$18,000 - 24,000 145
A Cloisonne enAMel AnD gilt MetAl twin-seCtion Belt
143 BuCkle
A CloisonnÉ enAMel seAl pAste Box AnD Cover The cloisonne Qianlong, the mounts 18th/19th century
Qianlong Each cloisonne panel of quatrefoil form, decorated with a single leafy
Decorated with taotie, ruyi and cloud scroll motifs, encircling a central flowering stem issuing from a grassy verge, within a beaded border
flowerhead to the cover, all on a turquoise ground. mount, the central interlocking mount cast with twin confronting dragons.
6cm (2.3/8in) diam. 13.6cm (5.3/8in) long.

£800 - 1,200 HK$9,500 - 14,000 £1,500 - 2,000 HK$18,000 - 24,000
CNY7,600 - 11,000 CNY14,000 - 19,000

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