A cloisonne enamel censer
mark of Xuande
Estimate $9,000 – $12,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
of squat globular form supported on a splayed foot and set on the shoulders with double gilt elephant head handles below the flared mouth with raised gilt rim, the sides decorated with a continuous lotus scroll of alternating red, yellow and violet blooms amongst green foliage, reserved on the dark blue ground above a band of upright lappets, the mouth with turquoise ground band of florets, the base with an apocryphal six-character Xuande mark in a square cartouche
21 cm diameter
- Lot Sold $12,000 (Hammer Price)
- $14,640 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Condition Report
Some wear to gilt surfaces. Some surface wear and some bubble pits in enamels. Otherwise good condition
Alison AlfordConsultant Arts & DesignSydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Alison Alford |
Ann RobertsConsultant, Asian Art Arts & DesignMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Ann Roberts |
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Harley YoungSpecialist Arts & DesignMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Harley Young |
Anthony HurlConsultant Arts & DesignAdelaide T: +61 (0)8 7225 7836 E: Anthony Hurl |
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Philip A. GoreConsultant, Clocks, Barometers & Scientific Instruments Arts & Design |