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A MAGNIFICENT AND VERY LARGE IMPERIAL CLOISONNE ENAMEL 'PHOENIX' TRIPOD CENSER AND COVER, 1736
Anonymous
A MAGNIFICENT AND VERY LARGE IMPERIAL CLOISONNE ENAMEL 'PHOENIX' TRIPOD CENSER AND COVER
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ImageSale dateAuction houseLocationSale nameLot No.EstimatePrice SoldConditionTitle
Nov 29, 2017
Christie'sHong KongImportant Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art2915
$****** - ******
A MAGNIFICENT AND VERY LARGE IMPERIAL CLOISONNE ENAMEL 'PHOENIX' TRIPOD CENSER AND COVER
Artwork Description
Category

other

Dimensions

80.6 cm (31.75 in)

Provenance

William Jardine (1784-1843), the founder of Jardine Matheson.

Sir Robert Jardine (1825-1905)

Sold at Sotheby's London, 12 November 1974, lot 163

Literature

Reverence and Perfection: Magnificent Imperial Cloisonné Enamels from a Private European Collection, Hong Kong, 2013, no. 2

Description

The compressed globular censer is elaborately decorated with a dense design of linked lotus blossoms, exotic flowers and berries amidst foliate scrolls, below six ruyi-shaped panels enclosing further composite flowers and plants reserved on a purple ground around the shoulder. The body is supported on three gilt-bronze blades emerging from dragon-heads, and is flanked by a pair of magnificent gilt-bronze handles cast in the form of phoenix in profile with elegantly upcurving feathery wings. The broad mouth is encircled with a gilt band of lappets. The domed cover is enamelled with further ruyi-shaped panels containing flowering branches, surmounted by a gilt knop finial pierced with a scaly dragon and a flaming pearl amidst dense clouds and rocks.

A MAGNIFICENT AND VERY LARGE IMPERIAL CLOISONNE ENAMEL 'PHOENIX' TRIPOD CENSER AND COVER by Anonymous

Anonymous

A MAGNIFICENT AND VERY LARGE IMPERIAL CLOISONNE ENAMEL 'PHOENIX' TRIPOD CENSER AND COVER, 1736

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Last recorded sale at Christie's, Hong Kong (29 Nov 2017)
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