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           A CLOISONNE ENAMEL ‘BATS AND RUYI’ TRIPOD CENSER
           AND COVER
           Late Qing dynasty/Early Republic period
           The body of compressed globular form, flanked by opposing scroll-
           form handles and supported on three cabriole legs, each handle and
           leg surmounted by a ruyi head decorated with five bats surrounding
           a stylized shou character, the top of the domed cover with a ruyi
           collar set against a reticulated ground of further bats and clouds,
           surmounted by a pierced dragon and cloud finial, the main surfaces
           decorated with stylized lotus blossoms and scrolling foliage.
           15 3/4in (40cm) high

           $4,000 - 6,000

           清末/民初 掐絲琺瑯纏枝蓮如意紋三足蓋爐


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