Fine Chinese Works of Art - 13th November 2018
Lot 100
A LARGE CHINESE ARCHAISTIC CLOISONNE GU 17TH/18TH CENTURY The diamond-section body with a flared...
Estimate £12,000 - £15,000
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Description
A LARGE CHINESE ARCHAISTIC CLOISONNE GU
17TH/18TH CENTURY
The diamond-section body with a flared foot and rim divided by flanges with dragon head terminals, all decorated with scrolls and taotie masks and key fret on a turquoise ground, the interior of the rim with stylised lotus flowerheads and foliage, 46cm.
Cf. H Binker, A Lutz, Chinese Cloisonné, The Pierre Uldry Collection, no.212 for a similar vase from the 17th century.