A MAGNIFICENT PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL AND GILT-COPPER TIBETAN-STYLE EWERS, DUOMUHU
07.07.2022 17:00UTC +00:00
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176400GBP £ 176 400 
| Auctioneer | CHRISTIE'S | 
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| Event location | United Kingdom, London | 
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ID 791831 
Lot 8  | A MAGNIFICENT PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL AND GILT-COPPER TIBETAN-STYLE EWERS, DUOMUHU
Estimate value
£ 150 000 – 250 000 
KANGXI PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY
Each with tall cylindrical body divided into four sections and separated by raised bands with incised foliate scrolls, each register adorned with five-clawed polychrome-enamelled dragons of blue, yellow and aubergine chasing flaming pearls on a turquoise ground with ruyi-shaped clouds and fire scrolls, above foaming waves crashing against rocks, the S-shaped handle modelled as a fish with the head of a dragon opposite the spout with a mythical beast-head terminal, the knopped cover decorated with a red dragon encircling a flaming pearl
24 1⁄2 in. (62 cm.) high; 15 in. (38 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Jacques Barrère, Paris, 1982.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
| Historical era: | Kangxi period | 
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| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia | 
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects | 
| Historical era: | Kangxi period | 
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| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia | 
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects | 
| Address of auction | 
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom  | |
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