ID 432457
Lot 95 | A PAIR OF CLOISONNE ENAMEL 'DOUBLE-GOURD' VASES
Estimate value
£ 20 000 – 30 000
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
Each vase is finely enamelled to the upper and lower registers with four pairs of circular cartouches enclosing the two characters da ji that may be translated as 'great auspiciousness', in reserve on a dark blue fretwork, all against an overall turquoise ground further embellished with bats, flower heads and double gourds hung from leafy stems. The vases are supported on later gilt metal metals
14 1/8 in. (36 cm.) high
| Medium: | Acrylic glass |
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| Auction house category: | Vases and vessels |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass |
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| Auction house category: | Vases and vessels |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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