A CLOISONNE ENAMEL TRIPOD CENSER AND COVER QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD

A CLOISONNE ENAMEL TRIPOD CENSER AND COVER

QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD

清乾隆 銅胎掐絲琺瑯番蓮紋獅耳活環魚龍足熏爐

the slightly compressed globular body supported on three upturned dragon-fish-form legs, set to the shoulder with a pair of lion mask-handles suspending loose rings, the body decorated around with lotus blossoms borne on leafy foliate scrolls, below a band of ruyi heads, the domed cover with four ruyi head-shaped panels enclosing pendent bats, against a reticulated ground of dense floral scrolls, all surmounted by a finial of overlapping lappets, wood stand (3)

Height 9⅞ in., 25.3 cm