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A CANTON ENAMEL FIVE-PIECE ALTAR
SET, WU GONG
19th century
Comprising two beaker vases, two
candlesticks and a tripod incense burner, the
censer with upward-soaring handles, raised
on three cabriole legs with beast-masks at
the knees, all enamelled with cartouches
enclosing figural scenes and floral sprigs, all
reserved on a pink ground.
The candlesticks: 30.5cm (12in) high (5).
£2,000 - 3,000
CNY17,000 - 26,000 HK$20,000 - 30,000
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A CANTON ENAMEL ‘EUROPEAN
SUBJECT’ TEAPOT AND COVER
Qianlong four-character mark, 19th century
The pear shaped vessel enamelled to the
exterior with foliate cartouches enclosing
Greco-Roman figures, all on a lotus flower
head scrollwork background, flanked with a
loop handle and upturned spout.
19cm (7 1/2in) wide (2).
£800 - 1,200
CNY6,900 - 10,000 HK$8,000 - 12,000
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A CANTON ENAMEL QUATREFOIL
TEAPOT AND COVER AND TWO BOWLS
AND COVERS
18th/19th century
The teapot with square panels enclosing
landscape scenes with poetic inscriptions, all
reserved on a floral scrolled background, the
small domed lid with a tall loop handle above;
each cup and cover with cartouches featuring
the Hundred Antiques, reserved on scrolling
floral and foliate grounds.
The teapot: 17cm (6 3/4in) high (6).
£800 - 1,200
CNY6,900 - 10,000 HK$8,000 - 12,000
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