A CLOISONNE ENAMEL 'TAOTIE' CENSER AND COVER
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清 乾隆年制款 銅鎏金掐絲琺瑯饕餮紋方鼎
The vessel decorated with a taotie mask divided by a vertical flange below a pair of confronted kui dragons, the mouthrim supporting a pair of arched handles on the shorter sides, the base with a meander of lotus scrolls, all supported on four bladed legs of archaistic dragon-form; the cover surmounted with a finial in the form of a gilt bronze buddhist lion with paw resting on a brocade ball. The base inscribed with six character Qianlong mark. Qing Dynasty period.
Height: 16 7/8 in (43.0 cm) Length: 8 3/4 in (22.0 cm) Width: 6 1/2 in (16.5 cm)
Provenance: Property from an old private collection in Orange county, Southern California
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The vessel decorated with a taotie mask divided by a vertical flange below a pair of confronted kui dragons, the mouthrim supporting a pair of arched handles on the shorter sides, the base with a meander of lotus scrolls, all supported on four bladed legs of archaistic dragon-form; the cover surmounted with a finial in the form of a gilt bronze buddhist lion with paw resting on a brocade ball. The base inscribed with six character Qianlong mark. Qing Dynasty period.
Height: 16 7/8 in (43.0 cm) Length: 8 3/4 in (22.0 cm) Width: 6 1/2 in (16.5 cm)
Provenance: Property from an old private collection in Orange county, Southern California
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A CLOISONNE ENAMEL 'TAOTIE' CENSER AND COVER
Estimate $6,000 - $8,000
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