Page 177 - Christies September 13 to 14th Fine Chinese Works of Art New York

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A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL AND
GILT-METAL LANTERN
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The base is decorated in cloisonné enamel as a
wind-tossed sea swirling around four shells that
project from the corners. The central section is
formed by two conjoined lozenges with openwork
gilt-metal panels on the narrow sides, all set
between bats amidst clouds above and below.
The tiered six-sided superstructure is also
decorated in cloisonné enamel, and surmounted
by a hardstone fnial.
20Ω in. (52 cm.) high
$20,000-30,000

A virtually identical cloisonné and gilt-metal
lantern sold at Christie’s New York,
19-20 September 2013, lot 1635.
清十八/十九世紀
掐絲琺瑯及鎏金金屬方勝式宮燈

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