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A LARGE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL INCENSE
544 BURNER, GUI
A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL QUAIL- 19th century
FORM INCENSE BURNERS AND COVERS The circular vessel of archaistic form,
19th century enamelled with a scrolling lotus flower head
Each enamelled in polychrome, the plumage meander, bordered with foliate bands, flanked
forming the lids, with the heads turned to the with monster handles.
side, the bronze feet together. 38cm (15in) wide
13.5cm (5 1/4in) high (4). £2,500 - 4,000
£1,500 - 2,500 CNY23,000 - 37,000
CNY14,000 - 23,000 HK$27,000 - 44,000
HK$16,000 - 27,000 Provenance
Spink & Son Ltd. (label)
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A LARGE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL PRICKET
CANDLESTICK
18th/19th century
Typically decorated with a dense scrolling
lotus motif on the turquoise ground. 46cm (18
1/8in) high
£800 - 1,200
CNY7,300 - 11,000
HK$8,800 - 13,000