PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'GU' WALL VASES
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD
Estimate: £500 - £700
Auction: 08 November 2024 from 10:00 GMT
Description
清乾隆 銅胎掐絲琺瑯蓮紋觚式壁瓶（一對）
each of archaic bronze ‘gu’ form, the bulbous body decorated with two blossoming lotus flowers separated by three raised flanges, the lower body and fluted upper part adorned with plantains and further lotus flowers against turquoise ground, all below a band of ruyi-head clouds to the neck, and a further band of continuous key-fret pattern around the mouth rim, the flat back has apertures for hanging (2)
Dimensions
22.5cm high each; 652g and 655g
Footnote
A comparable cloisonne enamel wall vase, slightly smaller in size and dated to the 18th century, is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession number: 29.110.39.