A MAGNIFICENT PAIR OF CLOISONNE AND CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL `ELEPHANT AND VASE` GROUPS
23.05.2024 10:30UTC +00:00
Classic
Vendu
119700GBP £ 119 700
| Auctioneer | CHRISTIE'S |
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| Lieu de l'événement | Royaume-Uni, London |
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ID 1225485
Lot 75 | A MAGNIFICENT PAIR OF CLOISONNE AND CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL 'ELEPHANT AND VASE' GROUPS
Valeur estimée
£ 60 000 – 80 000
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY
Each finely cast in mirror image, head turned to one side, the cloisonné enamel tasselled saddle cloths decorated with bats, clouds and waves, beneath a saddle supporting a turquoise-ground meiping vase with scrolling lotus blooms, the gilt animal's powerfully rendered facial features with crescent-form eyes, large veined ears, and a long pendulous trunk, the wrinkled skin naturalistically detailed in thick folds, the elaborate harness highlighted in champleve enamel and embellished with semi-precious stones
10 5/8 in. (27 cm.) high
Provenance
Collection of Walter and Lucie Rosen, purchased from the 1920s to 1940s.
Collection of Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts.
| Technique appliquée: | Cloisonne |
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| Époque historique: | Période Qianlong, Dynastie Qing |
| Technique appliquée: | Cloisonne |
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| Époque historique: | Période Qianlong, Dynastie Qing |
| Adresse de l'enchère |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London Royaume-Uni | |
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| Téléphone | +44 (0)20 7839 9060 | |
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