A pair of rare gilt-decorated blue enamel covered stem cups and stands
18th century
18th century
Of European form, painted with stylised central flowerheads within bands of lotus blooms and entwined scrolling foliage, the interiors and undersides enamelled turquoise.
The vessels and covers 19cm (7.1/2in) high. (6).
Compare with a pair of near identical gilt decorated blue enamel saucers, Qianlong mark and Period, sold at Christie's South Kensington, 3rd September 2013, lot 31.
A set of four Qianlong mark and period bowls with a similar design is illustrated in Shenyang Imperial Palace Museum, The Prime Cultural Relics Collected by Shenyang Imperial Palace Museum: The Enamel Volume, no. 4, pp.40-41.
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18th century
18th century
Of European form, painted with stylised central flowerheads within bands of lotus blooms and entwined scrolling foliage, the interiors and undersides enamelled turquoise.
The vessels and covers 19cm (7.1/2in) high. (6).
Compare with a pair of near identical gilt decorated blue enamel saucers, Qianlong mark and Period, sold at Christie's South Kensington, 3rd September 2013, lot 31.
A set of four Qianlong mark and period bowls with a similar design is illustrated in Shenyang Imperial Palace Museum, The Prime Cultural Relics Collected by Shenyang Imperial Palace Museum: The Enamel Volume, no. 4, pp.40-41.