Roger Keverne 2004














ENAMEL
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A very fine painted enamel box and cover
Qianlong mark and period
Length: 3 7/8 in, 9.9 cm
of quatrefoil form with straight sides and a slightly domed cover.
56
An unusual painted enamel box and cover
18th century
2 1/2 in, 6.4 cm square
of square form and supported on four metal bracket feet.
57
A rare painted enamel vase
Qianlong mark and period
Height: 15 3/8 in, 39 cm
the globular body is supported on a spreading foot
58
A very fine and rare painted enamel candleholder
Yongzheng or early Qianlong period
Height: 9 5/8 in, 24.3 cm
in the form of a lion, resting its left paw on a flower-decorated ball.
59
A pair of fine and rare peach-shaped painted enamel brush washers
18th century
Length: 3 1/4 and 3 in, 8.3 and 7.6 cm
each is naturalistically modelled as a peach borne on a gilt-bronze stem trailing two tendrils which form a stable foot.
60
A fine and rare gilt-bronze, champlevé and cloisonné enamel figure
18th century
Height: 12 1/2 in, 31.8 cm
the demon stands on one leg balancing a tray of fruit on his head.
61
A fine cloisonné enamel vase
17th century
Height: 12 1/4 in, 31 cm
after an archaic bronze original (fanghu).
62
An unusual cloisonné enamel beaker vase
Early 18th century
Height: 13 1/4 in, 33.6 cm
after an archaic bronze original (gu).
63
A fine cloisonné enamel hanging panel
18th century
Framed: 19 1/2 x 17 in, 49.5 x 43.2 cm
depicting nine cranes in a landscape beside a river, all in coloured enamels on a turquoise ground.
64
A pair of rare cloisonné enamel double vases
Qianlong period
Height: 4 3/4 in, 12.1 cm
each is formed of two joined globular vases
65
A pair of champlevé enamel jardinières
18th century
Length: 10 in, 25.5 cm
each is of quatrefoil-section with straight, slightly flaring sides
66
A pair of fine cloisonné enamel incense burners
18th century
Height: 5 3/4 in, 14.6 cm
in the form of quails, each cast with its head turned in an inquisitive pose.
67
A pair of fine and rare cloisonné enamel incense burners
18th century
Length: 5 1/4 in, 13.3 cm
in the form of ducks standing on shaped lotus leaves.
68
A very fine and rare cloisonné enamel globular vase (tianqiuping )
Late 18th century
Height: 17 1/2 in, 44.5 cm
standing on a short gilt-bronze foot
69
A fine and rare cloisonné enamel brush
Early 18th century
Length of handle: 9 3/8 in, 23.8 cm
(13 3/4 in, 35 cm including brush)
the cylindrical handle has a large bulb to hold the brush at one end and tapers elegantly towards the knopped tip.
70
A pair of unusual cloisonné enamel pricket candlesticks
17th century
Height to top drip-pan: 12 1/4 in, 31 cm
each is formed of five components and decorated in coloured enamels on a turquoise ground.