Asian Art Day One - 19th May 2010

Lot 99

A pair of Chinese gilt bronze and cloisonné enamel bowls and covers

Estimate £5,000 - £8,000 | Hammer £14000

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Description

A pair of Chinese gilt bronze and cloisonné enamel bowls and covers, with onion-shaped finials and widely flaring rims, decorated with lotus and strapwork reserved on a rich turquoise ground, unmarked, 17th/18th century, 15.5cm. (4) Cf. Chinese Cloisonné, The Clague Collection, p.94, Pl.40 and Sotheby's London, 4 Nov 2009, Lot 152 for a similar Qianlong examples.