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           A CHINESE CLOISONNE VASE                             A PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNE MODELS OF BIRDS
           19  CENTURY                                          18  CENTURY
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           The ovoid body decorated with four large panels enclosing a dog, cat, birds   Each depicted standing on clawed feet and with an open beak, their black
           and butterflies amidst various trees and flowers, reserved on a dark green   plumage detailed with wire, with white enamel to their crests and the tips
           lotus-decorated ground, with bats, fruit and precious objects to the waisted   of their wings, their eyes picked out in dark red, the covers formed as their
           flared neck, 39.5cm.                                 wings, 19cm. (4)
           £1,000-2,000                                         £1,000-2,000
                                                                Provenance: property of a deceased estate, London.










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           A CHINESE ENAMELLED BRONZE SQUARE-SECTION VASE,
           FANGGU
           LATE QING DYNASTY
           Decorated with bands and lappets enclosing taotie masks and other archaistic
           motifs, the central section with flanges to the corners, with two bird-shaped
           handles flanking the tall flaring neck, all supported on a spread foot, the base
           with a four character Xuande mark, 39.7cm, 5.5kg.
           £1,500-2,500










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