A PAIR OF MASSIVE CLOISONNÉ AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL CRANE-FORM ...

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Lot 1794 | A PAIR OF MASSIVE CLOISONNÉ AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL CRANE-FORM ...
A PAIR OF MASSIVE CLOISONNÉ AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL CRANE-FORM CENSERS

19TH CENTURY

Each crane is shown standing on a colorful, grassy mound interspersed with orchids and lingzhi. Each body is white with a dense pattern of gilt wires, and the separately-made wings, with small turquoise and large, dark greyish-blue feathers, form the cover. Each crane grasps in its beak a stem of lingzhi that forms a pricket candlestick.

92 in. (234 cm.) and 90 in. (229 cm.) high

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