Important Chinese Art

Important Chinese Art

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Property from an Italian Private Collection

A rare and magnificent cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze five-piece garniture, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period | 清康熙 掐絲琺琅五供一套

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120,000 - 180,000 GBP

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Property from an Italian Private Collection

A rare and magnificent cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze five-piece garniture

Qing dynasty, Kangxi period

清康熙 掐絲琺琅五供一套


comprising: a large tripod censer and cover, finely modelled with elephant head legs and handles, the pierced cover surmounted by a caparisoned recumbent elephant supporting a lotus knop; a pair of caparisoned elephants, each standing four square supporting an archaistic beaker vase on the back; and a pair of kneeling bearded foreigners each with an arm raised supporting a pricket candle stick and drip pan; each piece gilt-bronze with sections of cloisonné enamel lotus scroll in red, blue, white and green

(7)

The censer height 37.3 cm, 14¾ in.

An Italian private collection acquired circa 1960.

意大利私人收藏，得於上世紀60年代

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