ID 432455
Lot 88 | A RARE LARGE CLOISONNE ENAMEL CIRCULAR TRIPOD CENSER AND COV...
Estimate value
£ 20 000 – 40 000
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The censer is boldly enamelled around the exterior with double taotie masks amongst fruiting tendrils of grapes and melons, all above a band of crashing waves at the base and supported on three finely cast gilt-bronze 'elephant' feet. The cover is similarly decorated and is surmounted by a reticulated gilt-bronze finial.
20 in. (51cm.) high
| Medium: | Acrylic glass |
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| Auction house category: | Icons, Religious items |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass |
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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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