LOT 1100
A Chinese cloisonné enamel and gilt copper ewer, mark and period of Qianlong, the pear-form body decorated with blue, red, yellow, white and pink prunus on a 'cracked ice' turquoise ground, the neck with further prunus above a stiff leaf collar and band of ruyi heads, the gilt domed cover with Buddhistic lion knop finial, flanked by a gilt chimera mouth scroll spout and foliate capped scroll handle, incised four-character mark within double square to base, height 18.5cm. Note: for a similar Qianlong mark and period ewer with Buddhistic lion finial, see Lot 542, 'Imperial Pursuits: Treasures from the Palace Workshops' sale, 2nd May 2005, Sotheby's Hong Kong.
Estimate: £12,000 – £18,000
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