AN IMPERIAL CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL TRIPOD CENSER AND GILT-BRONZE CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL COVER
30.05.2023 00:00UTC +00:00
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1260000HKD HKD 1 260 000
| Auctioneer | CHRISTIE'S |
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| Event location | United Kingdom, London |
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ID 963337
Lot 3109 | AN IMPERIAL CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL TRIPOD CENSER AND GILT-BRONZE CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL COVER
Estimate value
HKD 1 200 000 – 1 800 000
QIANLONG INCISED SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN A LINE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The compressed globular body is enamelled against a turquoise ground with a dense lotus foliage below a band of lotus scroll encircling the curved neck and a chrysanthemum bloom on the base, all raised on three cabriole legs and flanked by a pair of openwork chilong-form handles on the shoulders, with the reign mark finely incised on the side of the mouth rim. The openwork cover is decorated with a band of lotus scroll in champleve enamel above a band of angular dragons shown in pairs, surmounted by a finial in the form of a coiled dragon amidst clouds.
18 1/4 in. (46.5 cm.) high
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Historical era: | Qianlong period |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Icons, Religious items |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Historical era: | Qianlong period |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Icons, Religious items |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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