A Chinese cloisonné altar vase and cover, dou 18th century, the ovoid body with two circular handles, each with a band of key fret, raised on a tall flaring foot, decorated with an elaborate foliate lotus scroll above a band of stylized stiff leaves, a continuous flowerhead design to the base, the domed cover with a similar design, surmounted by a flaring circular finial, all reserved on a bright turquoise ground, 13.7cm. (2)

Cf. National Palace Museum, Enamel Ware in The Ming and Ch'ing Dynasties, p.137, no.54, where a related example is illustrated.