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56 | BoNHams A CloisonnÉ enAMel gilt-MetAl MounteD JArDiniere
19th century
Of bombé form, decorated with birds and butterflies amongst a variety
of flowering and blossoming branches on a swastika pattern ground,
the neck with a band of ruyi lappets, with European dragon mounts.
42.5cm (16.3/4in) wide across the handles.

£600 - 800 HK$7,100 - 9,500
CNY5,700 - 7,600

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A gilt-Bronze AnD CloisonnÉ enAMel tiBetAn ewer
AnD Cover, DuoMuhu
Late 19th/early 20th century
The ceremonial vessel with raised foliate strapwork bands with two
five-clawed dragons pursuing a flaming pearl amongst clouds and
above waves, the top register with scrolling lotus and a dragon
roundel, all reserved on a black cloud diaper ground, the knopped lid
similarly decorated, the body with a dragon-form handle and mythical-
beast head spout.
37.8cm (14 7/8in) high (2).

£1,000 - 1,500 HK$12,000 - 18,000
CNY9,500 - 14,000

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A Bronze-MounteD CloisonnÉ BAluster vAse
Late Qing
The globular body decorated with magpies and butterflies amongst
chrysanthemum, peonies and prunus against a diaper ground, beneath
a formal cloud collar and a band with a single scrolling motif, the neck
and foot both with a formal scrolling design, later mounted in bronze,
possibly in Europe, as a lamp.
Overall: 42cm ( 16 1/2in) high

£1,000 - 1,500 HK$12,000 - 18,000
CNY9,500 - 14,000