ID 432415
Lot 82 | A LARGE TIBETAN-STYLE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL EWER AND COVER, DUOMU...
Estimate value
£ 60 000 – 80 000
MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The tall cylindrical body is divided into four sections by gilded raised bands, each incised with floral scrolls. Each section is brightly decorated with dragons in pursuit of the flaming pearl. The slender spout emanates from a gilt-bronze lion head and the sinous handle is formed by a coiled dragon. The cover is similarly decorated and surmounted by a small gilt-bud finial.
24 3/8 in. (62 cm.) high
| Medium: | Acrylic glass |
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| Genre: | Mythological painting |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass |
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| Genre: | Mythological painting |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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