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QING DYNASTY, LATE 18TH-EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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A RARE PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNÉ AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL ALTAR ORNAMENTS
QING DYNASTY, LATE 18TH-EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Each ornament is centered with an enameled lotus blossom issuing a green seed pod, one supporting a bundle of gilt scrolls and the other a seated guardian figure, both below a flaming aureole supported by a gilt-bronze stem flanked by dragons on a tiered circular base.
15 1/2 in. (39.3 cm.) high
QING DYNASTY, LATE 18TH-EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Each ornament is centered with an enameled lotus blossom issuing a green seed pod, one supporting a bundle of gilt scrolls and the other a seated guardian figure, both below a flaming aureole supported by a gilt-bronze stem flanked by dragons on a tiered circular base.
15 1/2 in. (39.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, Hong Kong, 29 October 1995, lot 626.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
Brought to you by
Elizabeth Seigel
Vice President, Specialist, Head of Private and Iconic Collections