Lot 719
A CLOISONNE ENAMEL ARCHAISTIC CENSER AND COVER
Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)
H: 14 cm
Estimate
TWD 500,000-750,000
HKD 135,000-202,000
USD 17,200-25,800
CNY 108,000-163,000
Sold Price
TWD 480,000
HKD 126,316
USD 16,086
+ OVERVIEW
The rectangular section body raised on four high straight legs with two straight ears. brightly enamelled to each face with a large taotie mask reserved on a turquoise ground and divided at the centre and corners by gilt notched flanges, the broad everted gilt rim set with a pair of loop handles decorated with ruyi scrolls on a turquoise ground. This lot has abundant exquisite details that difference its design from the one of Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, making it with a unique style of the Qianlong period.
Connoisseurship: The Literati Sale
Ravenel Spring Auction 2018
Saturday, June 2, 2018, 3:30pm