A VERY RARE PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL `PHOENIX’ CIRCULAR BOXES AND COVERS

Lot 2840
30.05.2023 05:00UTC +00:00
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HKD 819 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Lieu de l'événementRoyaume-Uni, London
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Lot 2840 | A VERY RARE PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'PHOENIX’ CIRCULAR BOXES AND COVERS
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HKD 400 000 – 600 000
A VERY RARE PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'PHOENIX’ CIRCULAR BOXES AND COVERS

QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

Each cover is decorated on top with a stylised phoenix amidst leafy peonies, all enclosed by an outer band of scrolling peony blossoms, each box is further decorated on the sides with similar peony scrolls. The interiors of both boxes and covers are decorated with two archaistic phoenixes surrounding a shou (longevity) character. The bases are incised with apocryphal four-character marks reading Jingtai nian zhi.

5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) diam.





Provenance

Bluett & Sons, London, 11 February 1964 (Fig. 1)

The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. (X)95
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