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A large cloisonne enamel 'dragon' moonflask late Qing dynasty,…
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Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
6-Apr-2016
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Description:
A large cloisonne enamel 'dragon' moonflask late Qing dynasty, the flattened globular body supported on a slightly splayed foot encircled with a key-fret border, decorated on either side with a blue-ground medallion enclosing a red dragon clasping a flaming pearl among scrolling clouds above a sea of crested waves, all reserved on the turquoise ground decorated with stylised scrolling lotus, the garlic-head neck flanked by two gilt dragon form handles, 54 cm high . Compare with moonflasks of this size decorated with peonies, including one from the Collection of Baron Antoine Allard, sold Sotheby's, Paris, 10 June 2014, lot 74, and another sold Christie's, New York, Rivers of Colour: Cloisonne Enamels from Private American Collections, 18 September 2014, lot 640
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Category:
Oriental: Cloisonne