ID 1225381
Lot 93 | A CLOISONNE ENAMEL AND GILT-BRONZE DUCK CENSER
Estimate value
£ 70 000 – 100 000
CHINA, MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The censer modelled in the form of a duck standing on one leg on an undulating lotus leaf base decorated with scrolling lotus, its gilt head with inset red glass eyes turned to one side, beak open, the body detailed with multi-coloured feathers in bright red, white, yellow, blue, green and turquoise enamels, the cover with an aperture, similarly decorated
7 5/8 in. (19.5 cm.) long
Provenance
Lisieux Encheres, Lisieux, France, 27 October 2014.
| Applied technique: | Cloisonne |
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| Auction house category: | Icons, Religious items |
| Applied technique: | Cloisonne |
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| Auction house category: | Icons, Religious items |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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