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A FINE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL PRICKET CANDLESTICK
Qianlong
The small, heavily cast candlestick formed with a domed base
supporting a wide drip pan, surmounted with a thin central column and
pricket, finely enamelled with scrolling lotus head meanders, five-petal
flower roundels and ruyi-head borders.
14cm (5 1/2in) high
£4,000 - 6,000
CNY39,000 - 58,000
HK$47,000 - 71,000
The miniature size of the present lot suggests that it was meant to
be used on a personal desk rather than an altar or in a ceremonial
context.
See a pair of candlesticks, second half 18th century, of similar
proportions, H. Brinker & A. Lutz, Chinese Cloisonné Enamel: The
Pierre Uldry Collection, London 1989, pl. 280.
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AN UNUSUAL CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL TWO-PART SPITTOON
19th century
The globular bottom section enamelled with a dense floral meander
between ruyi-head border and lappet band, the separate flaring vessel
forming the neck finely decorated with stiff leaf lappets and lotus head
motifs.
10.2cm (4in) high (2).
£800 - 1,200
CNY7,700 - 12,000
HK$9,400 - 14,000
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