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A CloisonnÉ enAMel wAll vAse
19th century
Cast as a baluster vase with paired, gilded, elephant-head
handles, the body decorated with polychrome scrolling
formal lotus on a turquoise ground, with large upright
lappets at the foot and neck.
18.4cm (7 1/4in) high
£1,000 - 1,500 HK$12,000 - 18,000
CNY9,500 - 14,000
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152
A CloisonnÉ enAMel wAll vAse
Qianlong
Formed as a spittoon or zhadou, the globular body
enamelled with lotus and amongst a foliate meander, the
flaring mouth with plantain leaves between smaller lotus
flower heads, the interior mouth rim similarly decorated, all
raised on a short foot rim with floral motifs.
16.3cm (6 3/8in) high
£4,000 - 6,000 HK$47,000 - 71,000 152
CNY38,000 - 57,000
For a comparable wall vase dated Qianlong, see H.
Brinker & A. Lutz, Chinese Cloisonné: The Pierre Uldry
Collection, Asia Society 1989, no. 244.
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