Fine Chinese Paintings & Works of Art - 1st July 2020
Lot 49
A SMALL CHINESE CLOISONNE CIRCULAR TRAY MID 16TH CENTURY Heavily cast
Estimate £5,000 - £8,000 | Hammer £7000
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Description
A SMALL CHINESE CLOISONNE CIRCULAR TRAY
MID 16TH CENTURY
Heavily cast, decorated to the centre with a stylised chrysanthemum motif, the design surrounded by flowerheads amidst scrolling foliage on a turquoise ground, all raised on three short feet, the gilded base incised with a visvavajra, 17.7cm, 1kg.
Provenance: from a British private collection, purchased from Adrian Joseph of Allen Management in 1989.
Cf. H Brinker and A Lutz, Chinese Cloisonné: The Pierre Uldry Collection, no.73 for a similar piece.