ID 718530
Lot 1021 | A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL SQUARE BRASIER
Estimate value
$ 15 000 – 25 000
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The square body is supported on four legs with upturned ends issuing from finely cast monster masks. The sides are decorated with lotus scrolls repeated on the flat everted rim amidst archaistic scrolls and within a band of incised key frets.
13 1⁄4 in. (33.7 cm.) square, hardwood stand, metal liner
Provenance
Lolita Armour Higgason Estate, Montecito, California, 1976.
Special notice
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| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
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| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
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| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
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