A VERY RARE PAIR OF LARGE IMPERIAL GILT-COPPER REPOUSSE ENAMEL DOUBLE-GOURD VASES AND COVERS
LATE QING DYNASTY, 1850-1911
A VERY RARE PAIR OF LARGE IMPERIAL GILT-COPPER REPOUSSE ENAMEL DOUBLE-GOURD VASES AND COVERS LATE QING DYNASTY, 1850-1911 Each vase is formed as a double gourd and decorated all over with a repousse design of leaves, star-shaped flowers and scrolling tendrils from which hang double-gourds of beige soapstone, all set against a ring-punched ground. The leaves are filled in with enamel in shades of turquoise, deep blue and green; and the star-shaped flowers inlaid with carved pink sea shells. The base of each vase is chased with an apocryphal Qianlong mark. 27 in. (69 cm.) high (2)
A VERY RARE PAIR OF LARGE IMPERIAL GILT-COPPER REPOUSSE ENAMEL DOUBLE-GOURD VASES AND COVERS
LATE QING DYNASTY, 1850-1911
A VERY RARE PAIR OF LARGE IMPERIAL GILT-COPPER REPOUSSE ENAMEL DOUBLE-GOURD VASES AND COVERS LATE QING DYNASTY, 1850-1911 Each vase is formed as a double gourd and decorated all over with a repousse design of leaves, star-shaped flowers and scrolling tendrils from which hang double-gourds of beige soapstone, all set against a ring-punched ground. The leaves are filled in with enamel in shades of turquoise, deep blue and green; and the star-shaped flowers inlaid with carved pink sea shells. The base of each vase is chased with an apocryphal Qianlong mark. 27 in. (69 cm.) high (2)
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